What is the mystery object in the beach in Florida?

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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Augustine Lighthouse Archeologist Chuck Meide has confirmed that the mystery object buried on Daytona Beach Shores is a shipwreck. The wreckage can be seen poking out from underneath the sand.

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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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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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(AP) — Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s which had been buried under the sand on Florida's East Coast for up to two centuries, impervious to cars that drove daily on the beach or sand castles built by generations of tourists.

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Archaeologists: Mystery object unearthed by hurricanes in Volusia County could be 1800s cargo ship. VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Archaeologists think they've identified the mystery object that was unearthed by beach erosion caused by hurricanes Ian and Nicole in Volusia County.

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Sargassum is a species of large brown seaweed, a type of macroalgae that floats in large masses. On some beaches in Florida, the blobs of crunchy, dry, brown stinky seaweed are fairly large. In one of our photo galleries below, you'll see a small mountain of sargassum seaweed, and a black dog posing next to it.

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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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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.

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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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Volusia County is famed for its miles of beaches, lazy rivers, unsurpassable weather, forests, quiet towns and sparkling resorts.

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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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This week, a couple discovered a sword in the sand off the coast of Pensacola Beach. Patty Sacco's husband was looking for seashells about 30 yards out in the Gulf when he saw a handle sticking out of the sand. He pulled on the rusty handle and found that a sword was attached to it.

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