What is the mystery object in Volusia County Florida?

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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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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– 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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Theories about the object have circulated on social media and on local news websites. The guesses include that it is a barrier, a shipwreck, a portion of an old pier, or spectator seating from when NASCAR had races on the beach. “It is a mystery,” said Tamra Malphurs, a spokeswoman for Volusia County Beach Safety.

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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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Some speculate it's an old long boat or shipwreck. Others believe it is a dock or pier that went down perhaps in past storms. Whatever it is, according to beach safety, it's been buried there for decades.

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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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