DIVER NEWS
Antigua shipwreck could prove unique
ASHALLOW 18TH-CENTURY wreck discovered off the Caribbean island of Antigua could be the only French East India Company ship with an intact hull left in the world, according to maritime archaeologists.
The 40m-long wreck lies less than 3m beneath the surface in Tank Bay on the island’s south coast, at the entrance to the historic Nelson’s Dockyard in English Harbor, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Its timbers appear to have been well-preserved by a layer of mud, and although the area is well-used the remains have escaped attention for more than 200 years.