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My friend Charles and I have been looking for an unknown Spanish wreck for some time now. Kelly, a very good friend of mine and fellow diver from Trinidad was visiting here and told me about a Spanish wreck he chanced upon long ago. There were no records of any such wreck being in this location and the Danes had started keeping records here in 1660. Naturally we were intrigued. Kelly gave me a diver's reference points, not GPS co-ordinates, so finding X marks the spot took a long time.

Kelly and his wife Shirley


Charles and I searched for quite a few dives before we found what we were looking for. Kelly had told me that it was near a 19th century wreck I was familiar with. Here is a picture of Charles who, I might add, holds a Masters in Naval History from Texas A&M.



Here is a picture of what is left of capstan gear and close a hand lies a mess of chain and a deeply buried anchor of which little is visible.



And here is the guardian of this wreck.

We found the area littered with spikes of different sizes, many of these still with bits of wood still attached.





We also found many sheets of lead plating and this huge block of wood we believe is part of the keel. As you can see it is curved and notched. The piece is over thirty inches long and perhaps 18 inches in depth. We shall take our meter stick next time.

An amazing discovery, Doc and fine images, too. Congratulations to the whole team.

Good also that our friend and advisor Felipe is involved.

I look forward to your reports and learning more.

Solomon

Members,
Here is a Spanish olive jar. You will note, with the exception of the small area around the neck, that almost every bit of glaze has been scrubbed away by the sand. If you will look closely at the shoulder of this pot you will see a small cluster of four indentations, a cluster of olives I assume indicating what this vessel contained.

Doc