The Archaeology of a 16th Century Shipwreck Part 1.3

An unidentified 16th century shipwreck was discovered on the Little Bahama Bank in 1991. Questions abounded. Was it one of Columbus ships? Was it carrying conquistadors? Or was it a lost Spanish treasure galleon? Through a cooperative effort involving archaeologists from the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum of Key West, Florida, the shipwreck salvage company St. Johns Expeditions, and the Government of the Bahamas, this remarkable time capsule has become the subject of an intensive research effort. With continuing detective work and problem solving, the story of this sunken mystery ship is emerging.
Archaeologist Corey Malcom, who has spearheaded the investigation into this shipwreck, narrates this overview of the research. This multi-part presentation tells the story of the site, from its discovery to the current theory of what ship this wreck might be.

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Education

Tags:

• Shipwreck
• Underwater Archaeology
• Key West
• Florida
• Bahamas
• Mel Fisher
• Spain
• Scuba
• Diving
• History
• Spanish
• Galleon
• Treasure
• Columbus
• Conquistador

[philippusII]

its not the saint john......but el san juan......dont change the name if it was spanish

[MFMaritimeMuseum]

@philippusII

Thanks for the comment. The wreck is called the "St. Johns Wreck" because it was discovered by a group called St. Johns Expeditions. The background about the discovery is in Part 1.1. Thanks for watching.

[Theghostswithin]

Lovely edit..thankyou for your efforts and for posting ! greetings from Australia.

[philippusII]

@MFMaritimeMuseum ok...thanks for the explanation....

[Wreckee]

Nice Vid's guys. Hello from the New Zealand Underwater Heritage Group. Hope things are going well re the hunt for the stern. I'm hope to get over there one day to have a look at your Museum.

Nick.