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Hampton Court's collision evidence
Over the years I have collected evidence that might verify that the Ubilla Capitana AKA Hampton Court actually collided with another vessel prior to its demise as what we commonly know to be the Cabin Wreck. Some of this is hearsay, some of it is borne out by magnetometry, and some of it is documented by previous discoveries.
The search for the Sebastian Inlet ballast pile was ongoing back in the day that Real 8 was in operation. Kip Wagner had nominated a wreck we know as the Pines Wreck to be a unique vessel. Frank Brawley, Sam Staples, allegedly Kane Fisher, and Rex Stocker have all looked for the phantom ballast pile. Some contributors on this forum, who shall remain unidentified per their request, know of other hard evidence that might lead one to believe in a separate ballast pile from an entirely different vessel lying within the radius of the current Cabin Wreck demarcation boundary.
In the last several months I have been preparing a book for publication written by Syd Jones. It's almost ready for release. In his book, Syd makes brief recall of his work on the 1715 fleet sites using the Magruder. Because of the Magruder's size, it could only dig in deeper water. Syd found an intact pile of ballast and some timbers in deeper water, that "even John Brandon was unaware of", in Syd's own words. This was back in the late 80's when GPS was not available and all the excavation charting was based upon sextant and Loran. However, Syd is an excellent mapper and I have obtained use of his charts which I have rectified.
To the point: I have the Damit Janet at my disposal for a 14 day dig in the area of interest. I need to raise about 20 grand for this operation. Any interested parties should give me a PM. No crew needed.
Over the years I have collected evidence that might verify that the Ubilla Capitana AKA Hampton Court actually collided with another vessel prior to its demise as what we commonly know to be the Cabin Wreck. Some of this is hearsay, some of it is borne out by magnetometry, and some of it is documented by previous discoveries.
The search for the Sebastian Inlet ballast pile was ongoing back in the day that Real 8 was in operation. Kip Wagner had nominated a wreck we know as the Pines Wreck to be a unique vessel. Frank Brawley, Sam Staples, allegedly Kane Fisher, and Rex Stocker have all looked for the phantom ballast pile. Some contributors on this forum, who shall remain unidentified per their request, know of other hard evidence that might lead one to believe in a separate ballast pile from an entirely different vessel lying within the radius of the current Cabin Wreck demarcation boundary.
In the last several months I have been preparing a book for publication written by Syd Jones. It's almost ready for release. In his book, Syd makes brief recall of his work on the 1715 fleet sites using the Magruder. Because of the Magruder's size, it could only dig in deeper water. Syd found an intact pile of ballast and some timbers in deeper water, that "even John Brandon was unaware of", in Syd's own words. This was back in the late 80's when GPS was not available and all the excavation charting was based upon sextant and Loran. However, Syd is an excellent mapper and I have obtained use of his charts which I have rectified.
To the point: I have the Damit Janet at my disposal for a 14 day dig in the area of interest. I need to raise about 20 grand for this operation. Any interested parties should give me a PM. No crew needed.
