Underwater archaeologists have got from the seabed to anchor the ship of legendary in the early XVIII century, the sea robber Edward Teach, known as Blackbeard
As the Newsru citing television channel CNN, a famous captain of the pirates plied the waters of the Caribbean Basin and the American colonies on the flagship "Queen Anne's Revenge", whose remains were discovered in 1998 off the coast of North Carolina. Presumably, the ship ran aground, but the work of raising the surface of major artifacts as the anchor began a few years ago with the help of freeboard equipment.
weight lifted anchor is about 1,5 tons. According to scientists, to work for its preservation may take four years. Previously, archaeologists managed to raise a ship over 220,000 lead bullets and buckshot, and 25 guns, many of whom were charged.
weight lifted anchor is about 1,5 tons. According to scientists, to work for its preservation may take four years. Previously, archaeologists managed to raise a ship over 220,000 lead bullets and buckshot, and 25 guns, many of whom were charged.
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