What hurricanes unearth large mystery object on Florida beach?

The object was discovered after the two hurricanes that came through the state this year. After both Hurricane Ian and Hurricane Nicole ravaged parts of Florida during the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, erosion from the storms has unearthed something previously buried in the sand of a central Florida beach.



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Used to prevent beach erosion by limiting the movement of sediment and water flow, a groyne is a structure made of wood, concrete, or stone. It's possible that an old groyne was broken in a storm worn down over time and then buried beneath the Dayton Beach Shores.

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– Archaeologists said Tuesday that debris that appeared on a beach in Florida after Hurricane Nicole last month is likely a shipwreck from the 19th Century. According to FOX 35 Orlando, the debris was discovered a couple of weeks ago in Daytona Beach Shores after part of the beach washed away during Hurricane Nicole.

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Buried 19th-century shipwreck likely uncovered by hurricanes on Florida beach. The wreckage was unearthed in Daytona Beach Shores on Florida's east coast. The wreckage was discovered after Hurricanes Nicole and Ian caused beach erosion in the area.

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The wood and metal debris found on the beach in Florida is likely from a historic cargo shipwreck. A piece of the past has returned to haunt a Florida beach after a curious object made of wood and metal emerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicole last month.

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The blob, known as the great Atlantic Sargassum belt, shrank in the Gulf of Mexico by 75 percent last month, scientists said. For months, Florida's usually picturesque coast was plagued by a rotting tangle of seaweed, known as sargassum.

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The Forgotten Coast (Franklin County, FL) is a large rural county, sparsely populated and tucked behind the pines of the Apalachicola National Forest along the Gulf of Mexico in the panhandle of Florida. It is about 75 miles southwest of Tallahassee and 65 miles east of Panama City.

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Sea urchins (/'??rt??nz/) are spiny, globular echinoderms in the class Echinoidea. About 950 species of sea urchin are distributed on the seabeds of every ocean and inhabit every depth zone from the intertidal seashore down to 5,000 meters (16,000 ft; 2,700 fathoms).

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As people have been living in our area for thousands of year, it should come as no surprise that material remains of the past turn up along our coast. In this particular case, a local couple found what looks to be 19th-century American military sword off Pensacola Beach.

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A tiny island in the Caribbean was decimated by Hurricane Iota in 2020. Although the loss of human life was minimal, the impact on the island's precious ecosystems deeply changed the perspective of its inhabitants.

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While many other Florida beaches close at night, Narcity contacted the Clearwater Parks and Recreation's department to confirm that beach access is available 24/7. So don't forget your bathing suit. Beach rules still apply at night, and swimming is only allowed within the marked Safe Bathing Limit areas.

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