Posted on Nov 26, 2024
'It is a treasure': Wreck off Kenyan coast may be from Vasco da Gama's final voyage
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A wreck off the coast of Kenya may have been a ship from one of Vasco da Gama's pioneering voyages into the Indian Ocean 500 years ago, archaeologists say.
The remains of the vessel, which were discovered near the Kenyan town of Malindi in 2013, are among eight known Portuguese shipwrecks from this period in the area. Researchers think it may be the São Jorge, which sank in 1524, although the identification is not certain.
If the wreck is the São Jorge, it would make it the earliest European shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, but "we don't know for sure," Filipe Castro, a maritime archaeologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and lead author of a new study describing the recent work, told Live Science.
The remains of the vessel, which were discovered near the Kenyan town of Malindi in 2013, are among eight known Portuguese shipwrecks from this period in the area. Researchers think it may be the São Jorge, which sank in 1524, although the identification is not certain.
If the wreck is the São Jorge, it would make it the earliest European shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, but "we don't know for sure," Filipe Castro, a maritime archaeologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and lead author of a new study describing the recent work, told Live Science.
'It is a treasure': Wreck off Kenyan coast may be from Vasco da Gama's final voyage
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
LMAO ~~ I'll Be Sure To Forward Your Message To Vasco
At 80, I'll Be Seeing Him Sooner Than Most Others Here.
At 80, I'll Be Seeing Him Sooner Than Most Others Here.
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With 8 other shipwrecks in the area doesn't sound like a very friendly place to be.
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
If Nothing Else Should Show Up
The Ship Just Might Contain Some
Very Well Aged Brandy
The Ship Just Might Contain Some
Very Well Aged Brandy
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
SSgt Kelly D. -
And Expensive Too. Theoretically, The Older An Alcoholic Beverage IS
The Better The Taste And The Smoothness As It Flows From With Your Mouth
To Your Throat... A Friend Of Mine, Tom Croft, Also A Vet, Owned A Liquor Store In Lansing MI; And We Tried An Aged Whiskey Which Was Close To Being Non-Consumable
And Some Of The Least Expensive Wines On The Market, Such As "Ripple",~ Are Far Better Than One Might Have Expected @ About $2.00 - $3.00 Per Bottle...
And Expensive Too. Theoretically, The Older An Alcoholic Beverage IS
The Better The Taste And The Smoothness As It Flows From With Your Mouth
To Your Throat... A Friend Of Mine, Tom Croft, Also A Vet, Owned A Liquor Store In Lansing MI; And We Tried An Aged Whiskey Which Was Close To Being Non-Consumable
And Some Of The Least Expensive Wines On The Market, Such As "Ripple",~ Are Far Better Than One Might Have Expected @ About $2.00 - $3.00 Per Bottle...
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