Archaeologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently discovered the shipwreck remains of the 1837 British whaling ship Gledstane.

The Gledstanes is the fourth whaling ship and one of the oldest ships discovered in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. 

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Around 288BC, a trading vessel, laden with millstones and amphorae (large jars) of wine from Kos and Rhodes set sail for Cyprus. The ship was caught in a storm, and was wrecked outside Kyrenia harbour. The remains of the ship sat on the seabed covered in sand for 2300 years until discovered by a sponge diver in 1965. A team of marine archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania surveyed the site of the wreck, which measured sixty feet by thirty feet. During 1968 and 1969, the team brought the remains of both ship and cargo to the surface in pieces, a delicate operation to recover what was then the oldest discovered ship in the world. It would take another six years to reconstruct the wreck as it appears today. The ship itself was already around 80 years old when it sank, and had been repaired several times, including having a skin of lead applied to the outside to keep it watertight.

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Shipwreck remains have intrigued me since the first time I watched the Goonies. In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the remains of a shipwreck have been recovered off the coast of Fort Morgan, Alabama.

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Wind, heavy rain and high surf have uncovered an historic treasure along the Oregon Coast.

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