PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. Anchor pulled from inlet might be from 1792 voyage

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Work crews pull out an anchor from Admiralty Inlet off Whidbey Island, Wash., on Monday, June 9, 2014. The anchor was found six years ago by sea-cucumber diver Doug Monk who formed Anchor Ventures with amateur historian Scott Grimm to bring it to the surface. The anchor may be the anchor lost by the HMS Chatham as it explored with Capt. George Vancouver's HMS Discovery in 1792. The 900-pound anchor was taken Monday to the Northwest Maritime Center in Port Townsend





PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) — Experts will examine an anchor recovered from Puget Sound north of Seattle to determine if it was from one of the earliest ships to explore Northwest waters.

The anchor was found six years ago by sea-cucumber diver Doug Monk, who formed Anchor Ventures with amateur historian Scott Grimm to bring it to the surface. It was in Admiralty Inlet off Whidbey Island.


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Gosh - wouldn't it be great if that puppy could talk! What a great piece of history...