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| A 16th-century ship was found at a depth of over 2.5 km off the coast of France |
| 2025-06-25 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] A 16th-century ship that sank at a depth of more than 2.5 km was discovered off the coast of Ramatuelle in southeastern France. This was reported by the French television news network France 24. "Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a 16th-century merchant ship at a depth of more than 2.5 kilometres off the coast of southern France. It is the deepest find of its kind in this part of the Mediterranean or any other French waters," the report says. Archaeologists believe the vessel, loaded with pottery, was heading from northern Italy when it sank. According to the deputy maritime prefect Thierry de la Bourgade, the remains of the ship were discovered by an unmanned underwater vehicle back in March of this year. The vehicle was descending into the depths as part of a project initiated by the French government to explore and monitor the country's deep-sea resources. The previous record was held by the submarine La Minerve, which was found off the coast of Toulon, France. It was found at a depth of approximately 2.3 km. As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 12, it was reported that the wreckage of a ship that sank in the 19th century had been discovered off the British coast. As diver Dom Robinson said, he learned about the unidentified wreckage from the British Hydrographic Office and decided to study it. The man dived to the sunken ship and found a broken plate with the seal of the Cunard Steamship Company on it. Thanks to it, Robinson realized that it was the steamship Nantes, which sank 140 years ago. The day before, Live Science reported that treasure from the Spanish galleon San Jose, which sank 300 years ago, had been found in the Caribbean. The coins in question were minted in 1707 and were scattered around the wreckage. |
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