Ghost fleet: Explorers accidentally find a graveyard of more than 40 perfectly preserved ancient sh

dailymail.co.uk ^ | 10/24/16 | Shivali Best

[ColdOne]

Full title.......Ghost fleet: Explorers accidentally find a graveyard of more than 40 perfectly preserved ancient shipwrecks at the bottom of the Black Sea............................ The Black Sea Maritime Archaeology Project has been scouring the sea bed of the Black Sea The primary focus is to carry out geophysical surveys, but over 40 shipwrecks have also been found They are 'astonishingly well preserved' due to the lack of oxygen in the Black Sea's 'dead zone' The findings provide new information on the communities living on the Black Sea coast

[sargon]

Very interesting.

The Revolution is ON!

Vote Trump!

[spokeshave]

But did they find a WWII sub filled with Hitler’s gold....?

[mancini]

All kinds of things being uncovered this election season! Go Trump!

[OldNewYork]

Pretty amazing if that’s the mast still in place on one of them. Very detailed woodwork on another, those are great pictures. It even looked like the sailcloth was still intact.

[Molon Labbie]

Outstanding. The speed and legs of these ROVs they could map the whole ocean floor, within a few years, given enough of them.

[CdMGuy]

Interesting that after the Muslims gained control of Constantinople, the Black Sea was shut off from all trade for 400 years. More Muslim “progress.”

[colorado tanker]

The article is incorrect. The Ottomans did not change Constantinople’s name. That was done by the Turkish Republic in the 20th Century.

[BlueLancer]

bump for later

[donozark]

All this technology, yet we can’t locate Amelia Earhart’s plane off Garner Island. At least most place it there, off the reef.

[butlerweave]

lack of oxygen = Democrat meeting

[Verginius Rufus]

The other name for the Black Sea, the Euxine, goes back to the Ancient Greek name for the sea, Euxeinos, "hospitable," thought to be a euphemism because it was in fact dangerous to travel on. It may be that the name Euxeinos was folk-etymology of the Persian name for the sea, which labeled it the Black Sea. If so, the English name comes full circle.

So not surprising that there were a lot of ancient shipwrecks there.

[Pelham]

great pics at site

[Magnatron]

Lake Superior is like that. It’s waters are anoxic as well and shipwrecks are amazingly preserved. Off of Isle Royale, there’s a shipwreck, the SS Kamloops, that sank in 1927. It sits in about 270 feet of water. In the engine room, there’s still a body, known to divers as “Whitey”, still very well preserved.

[BenLurkin]

270 feet is too deep for scuba, yes?

[rottndog]

No....it pushes the limits, but quite doable.

[Magnatron]

BenLurkin wrote:

"270 feet is too deep for scuba, yes?"

Most divers used mixed gas at that depth, but it still is considered a sport dive.

[mass55th]

Wow!! What a great find.

[ColdOne]

How interesting. Thanks

[Magnatron]

Lake Superior is like that. It’s waters are anoxic as well and shipwrecks are amazingly preserved. Off of Isle Royale, there’s a shipwreck, the SS Kamloops, that sank in 1927. It sits in about 270 feet of water. In the engine room, there’s still a body, known to divers as “Whitey”, still very well preserved.

Video of the wreck. You can see Whitey's legs in the engine room part:

https://youtu.be/j04bfGuNVzE