1800s wooden boat found in coastal erosion in Florida
Severe coastal erosion from two late-season hurricanes has resulted in what is believed to be a wooden boat built in the 1800s that has been buried beneath the sands of Florida’s east coast for up to two centuries. Discovered. A sandcastle built by generations of tourists. Beachgoers and lifeguards discovered an 80-to-100-foot (24-30.5 m) wooden structure in front of a house crumbling into the rubble on the Daytona Beach shore over Thanksgiving weekend. From last month’s damage from Hurricane Nicole. There is this mystery. One day it’s not there and the next day it’s there, so it captures the imagination,” said Chuck, a marine archaeologist who led an archaeological team in St. Augustine, Fla., on Tuesday to study the coastal finds. Myde said Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida’s southwest coast in late September, crossed central Florida and out into the Atlantic. Nicole hit the Volusia County coastline in early November. Many devastated and vulnerable to Ian’s erosion, homes crumbled into the sea.Video: Hurricane Nicole Leaves Destruction Road in Florida “A rare experience, but not unique. Climate change and more intense hurricanes” Season by season, it seems to be happening more often,” Maide said of the discovery. To unravel the 200-year mystery, sand and shallow grooves were made around the wooden timbers of the structure, measurements were taken, and sketches were made. The digging team members switched from shovels to trowels and used their hands as the frame was exposed to avoid damaging the wood. One of her members of the team, her Arielle Cathers, knelt in the sand around the trench and dug out part of the crate with a trowel. A professor at the St. He Augustine Lighthouse Museum in Florida said he was confident the structure was a shipwreck because of the construction methods and materials used, including iron bolts. , after the storm. In Martin County, about 160 miles (257 km) south of Volusia County, Nicole’s winds and waves unearthed six of his remains, believed to have come from his Native American burial grounds. Historic steamboat-style trunks and other items washed up on the beach as well, after the first discovery two weeks ago when wave sand reburied the ship’s wood as it became visible at Daytona Shores Beach. This week’s archeology team members have no intention of revealing the full length of the ship, but simply measuring it, drawing it, and taking some wood samples to test its origin. Daytona Beach Shores is protected not only because the cost is likely to run into the millions of dollars, but also because it’s packed with wet sand, Meyde said. As long as its hull is dark and wet, it will last a very long time, even hundreds of years.
Severe coastal erosion from two late-season hurricanes has resulted in what is believed to be a wooden boat built in the 1800s that has been buried beneath the sands of Florida’s east coast for up to two centuries. Discovered. A sandcastle built by generations of tourists.
A wooden structure between 80 and 100 feet (24 to 30.5 meters) sticks out of the sand over Thanksgiving weekend in front of a Daytona Beach Shores home that was destroyed by Hurricane Nicole last month. was discovered by beachgoers and lifeguards.
“Anytime you find a shipwreck on the beach, it’s a real surprise. You know, there’s this mystery. One day it’s not there and the next day it’s there, it captures the imagination,” said St. Marine archaeologist Chuck Myde, who led Augustine’s archaeological team to study the coastal finds, said.
Hurricane Ian made landfall on the southwestern coast of Florida in late September, crossed central Florida, and entered the Atlantic Ocean. Nicole devastated much of the Volusia County coastline in her early November, causing Ian’s erosion-prone homes to collapse into the sea.
Video: Hurricane Nicole Leaves a Destructive Road in Florida
“It’s a rare experience, but not unique. With climate change and more intense hurricane seasons, it seems to be happening more often,” Meide said of the discovery.
Archaeological teams on Monday and Tuesday cleared the sand, dug shallow trenches around the building’s trees, took measurements, and made sketches to unravel the 200-year-old mystery. Excavation team members went from shovels to trowels to hands as the frame was exposed to avoid damaging the wood.
“We’re going pretty fast today, but it’s going to take a lot of time,” said Arielle Cathers, one of the team members, kneeling in the sand around the trench where she troweled out the pieces of the timber frame. Told. I want to go cautiously.”
Mayde, director of research at the St. Augustine Lighthouse Museum in Florida, said he believes the structure is a shipwreck because of the construction method and materials used, including steel bolts. .
It’s not uncommon for items to be washed up or found on beaches after a storm. In Martin County, about 160 miles (257 km) south of Volusia County, Nicole’s winds and waves unearthed six of his remains, believed to have come from his Native American burial grounds. Historic steamship-style trunks and other items were also washed up on the beach.
After its initial discovery two weeks ago, the ship’s timber, which became visible at Daytona Shores Beach, was reburied by sand from the waves. Members of this week’s archaeological team won’t reveal the full length of the ship, but just enough to measure it, draw it, and take some wood samples to test its origin. .
Maide said there are no plans to remove the ship from the Daytona Beach Shore, not only because the cost is likely to be in the millions, but also because it is protected by a site crammed in damp sand.
“Let Mother Nature bury the shipwreck,” he said.
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