Last month people noticed wood jutting from the sand in Daytona Beach Shores. Speculation ran wild, but archaeologists now say it was a ship, most likely a 19th-century merchant vessel.
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DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla.– Mysterious debris revealed in the wake of Hurricane Nicole in Daytona Beach Shores could be a ship from the 19th century. Archaeologists with the state uncovered about 20 feet of what appears to be a cargo vessel or merchant ship, the equivalent of a semitruck, on Tuesday.
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.
While “nothing of interest” was found inside the trunk, the park called it a “unique piece of history.” “What we found today is a Vintage 1930s Steamer Trunk,” the park said. “It is a brand called 'NEVERBREAK Trunks. ' Manufactured By: L.
However, as of 2021, more than 426.6 miles of this shoreline are critically eroded, or worn down or changed to “such a degree that upland development, recreational interests, wildlife habitat, or important cultural resources are threatened or lost,” according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
Shell fragments, fossils and organic matter give beaches different colors. Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach have patches of sand look quite orange. It isn't the sand that is orange but the coquina shell fragments that have absorbed the rusty color of iron oxide.