Última actualización en junio 10, 2023

Un objeto misterioso ha emergido de debajo de la arena en las costas del condado de Volusia, Florida, después de una marea baja y una actividad reciente de huracanes que eliminó cantidades significativas de arena de la playa.

El misterioso hallazgo, inicialmente descrito como un objeto de 80 pies de largo hecho de madera y metal, has now been identified as a 19th-century shipwreck.

Estructura de madera que emerge de la orilla de Daytona Beach en el condado de Volusia, Florida
Estructura de madera que emerge de la orilla de Daytona Beach en el condado de Volusia, Florida

The structure has started emerging from the sand in Daytona Beach due to erosion caused by Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole, with beach-goers coming up with a variety of theories of what the mysterious object could be.

Researchers and volunteers joined forces to dig around the structure in order to help identify joints, ribs and curved wood belonging to a vessel.

Upon in-depth examination, maritime archeologists agree that the structure likely belonged to a privately owned merchant ship dating back to the 1800s, probably transporting fruit from the Caribbean or manufactured goods along the coast.

Erosion Reveals 1800s Shipreck on Florida Beach. Fuente: NBC News.

Samples of the wood have been collected in order to shed even more light on this mystery.

The wreck is currently protected by a Florida law which forbids unauthorized individuals from removing, defacing, destroying or altering in any way any item of archaeological significance.

Aerial view of the buried shipwreck.
Aerial view of the buried shipwreck.

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