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Henry Morgan's 1671 ship hull and chests rediscovered
3 News (New Zealand) ^ | Friday, August 5, 2011 | 3 News / Reuters

Posted on 08/07/2011 10:14:01 AM PDT by SunkenCiv

A group of US archaeologists may have uncovered a section of hull and coral-covered chests that privateer Henry Morgan lost during his 1671 raid of Panama.

The team from Texas State University is led by underwater archaeologist Frederick Hanselmann. He led last year's discovery of cannons at the mouth of the Chagres River that may also have belonged to five ships Morgan is believed to have lost.

The team have been working slowly to uncover the wreckage of the ship that has been buried in the sand.

"When we get to an archaeological site, like a shipwreck that has a lot of sand cover, we're only able to open a little bit with each dive. The little bit on each dive is like a little minor discovery and there's a little bit of excitement because you never know what you may uncover," explained Bert Ho, project survey archaeologist from Texas State University.

The archaeologists say their findings include a 52-foot-by-22-foot (16-metre-by-7-metre) starboard side of a wooden ship, unopened cargo boxes and chests encrusted in coral that were buried deep beneath a think layer of sand and mud.

Panama's Caribbean has long drawn treasure hunters and much of Morgan's lost bounty has likely been plundered. Hanselmann is leading efforts to conserve the remaining traces of Morgan's famous pillage of Panama.

Hanselmann says further research will be carried out in order to positively identify this as one of Captain Morgan's lost ships.

This discovery expedition, carried out in July 2011, was made possible through a grant from the Captain Morgan Rum brand after initial funding fell through.

Additionally, volunteer time and resources were donated from the National Park Service's Submerged Resources Center and NOAA/UNC-Wilmington's Aquarius Reef Base.

(Excerpt) Read more at 3news.co.nz ...


TOPICS: History; Science; Travel
KEYWORDS: arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr; captainhenrymorgan; godsgravesglyphs; openthechests; panama; sunkentreasure
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To: Lancey Howard

That pic is from the MASH episode Morgan appeared in, before he was Sherman Potter.


21 posted on 08/07/2011 12:19:35 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: crosshairs

Ha! I was hoping someone would have the ol’ boy pictured, you didn’t dissappoint. Brilliant show.


22 posted on 08/07/2011 12:24:27 PM PDT by toddausauras
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To: ApplegateRanch

Um... Thanks! I think...


23 posted on 08/07/2011 12:55:28 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Used to love the curmudgeonly Henry Morgan on the old “I’ve Got a Secret.”


24 posted on 08/07/2011 4:17:04 PM PDT by Jack Hammer
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To: Jack Hammer

:’) That’s the one.


25 posted on 08/07/2011 8:54:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Lancey Howard

He was hilarious in his first appearence, as another character, before he became a regular.


26 posted on 08/07/2011 9:02:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: TheOldLady

:’)


27 posted on 08/07/2011 9:11:15 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: ApplegateRanch

I actually enjoyed that POS, particularly when he used the thompson to knock Aristotle’s picture off the wall.


28 posted on 08/07/2011 9:11:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: marktwain

Interesting.


29 posted on 08/07/2011 9:14:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Morgan the Pirate in action. He looked oddly herculean.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39CDGz0zBX0


30 posted on 08/07/2011 9:57:46 PM PDT by tlb
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To: SunkenCiv; indcons; Chani; thefactor; blam; aculeus; ELS; Doctor Raoul; mainepatsfan; timpad; ...

Thanks, SunkenCiv...The Captain's story is so interesting I thought I would ping the list for this post (even though it's not about the US or colonial US). See his story here.

The RevWar/Colonial History/General Washington ping list

31 posted on 08/08/2011 7:32:22 AM PDT by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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To: SunkenCiv

I was at the 1624 ship Vasa in Sweden just this weekend:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasa_(ship)

An awesome experience.


32 posted on 08/08/2011 8:33:08 AM PDT by Captain Jack Aubrey (There's not a moment to lose.)
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To: SunkenCiv

MASH – 3×01 – The General Flipped At Dawn, immortalizing these words:

Now, feel at ease. Just tell in your own words… But first, a number. You know, a musical number, you’ve got it in your blood, boy. Just let it out.

“Hey, hey, Uncle Fud It’s a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud, It’s a treat to beat your feet on the Mississippi mud.”


33 posted on 08/08/2011 8:46:22 AM PDT by Lazamataz (America. Great idea. Couldn't last.)
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To: Pharmboy

Thanks for ping.


34 posted on 08/08/2011 11:45:51 AM PDT by aculeus
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To: crosshairs

That’s a pretty good impression of John McCain.


35 posted on 08/08/2011 11:52:43 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: SunkenCiv

Was it from a fierce battle or a huge hurricane?


36 posted on 08/08/2011 11:57:52 AM PDT by shield (Rev 2:9 Woe unto those who say they are Judahites and are not, but are of the syna GOG ue of Satan.)
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To: Pharmboy; SunkenCiv
Found this:

Henry Morgan returned to a Jamaica much changed from the one he had left. In the Treaty of Madrid, signed in 1670, England had agreed to suppress piracy in return for Spanish recognition of its sovereignty in Jamaica. In 1672, Morgan was transported back to England to be tried for piracy, but he was received rather more as a romantic hero than as a vicious criminal. Relations with Spain deteriorated once again, and in 1674 he was made a baronet. Later that year, he returned to Jamaica as Lieutenant Governor Sir Henry Morgan, even serving as acting governor from 1680 to 1682. He died in 1688 — rich, respectable and an enduring contradiction to the adage that crime does not pay."

37 posted on 08/08/2011 1:34:05 PM PDT by colorado tanker
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To: colorado tanker

Indeed...he seems like quite a character. A movie about his life...and sticking to the facts...would be terrific.


38 posted on 08/08/2011 5:21:12 PM PDT by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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To: SunkenCiv

39 posted on 08/08/2011 5:28:49 PM PDT by EternalVigilance ('One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.' - -John Adams)
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To: shield

Good question, I don’t remember.


40 posted on 08/08/2011 7:05:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Yes, as a matter of fact, it is that time again -- https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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