Storm uncovers buried shipwreck on Brazilian Beach

They were sailing from New York.

It was night time.

Land-ho!

When the storm hit, 

the captain and most of the crew were ashore.

The violence of the wind snapped the anchor chain.

The vessel beached with three shipmates, a cook, steward, and a sailor on board.

Another Shipwreck!

In a foot of water.

The ‘Kestrel’ sunk into the sand,

was covered up,

 and forgotten for over a century.

Hello Friends,

In February 1895, a tropical storm drove the British clipper, Kestrel, ashore. 122 years later, another storm swept away the sand and uncovered the hull of the ship on a beach located near the resort town of Santos, Brazil.

The stumps of wood and metal were discovered at low tide by a beach cleaning crew. Watch the video about the discovery.

Permission is being sought from the Brazilian Navy to excavate the wreck of the ‘Kestrel’. The archaeologist’s electrical resistance and magnetic equipment detected a mysterious object made of metal and about the size of a modern car.

What did the sailors leave behind….

Have a happy weekend,

♥ Ashlyn

2000 year old Shipwreck Skeleton

2000 years ago, tragedy struck a merchant ship sailing to Rome. Researchers think a storm smashed the 40 metre long ship against the rocks of a steep cliff. The boat broke up near a Greek island and sank in a violent wrecking event.

People were trapped below decks. Now the bones of one shipwreck victim have been salvaged from the watery graveyard.

Hello Friends,

In August 2017, investigators wrote about a rare find at a shipwreck site located a short boat ride from the Greek island of Antikythera. Buried beneath pieces of broken pottery and sand, they uncovered a partial skull with three teeth, two arm bones, several rib pieces and two femurs, all belonging to the same person.

It’s unusual for ancient remains that are thousands of years old to be preserved underwater for such a long period of time. Typically the remains of drowned victims are swept away, or more gruesomely, the bodies are eaten by sea critters or decompose on the ocean floor.

The next step for the excavation team at the Antikythera site is to obtain permission from the Greek authorities to extract DNA from the bones. Further studies may confirm the gender, ancestry and geographic origins of the person who died on the wreck.

source: www.adelaidenow.com.au

The Antikythera shipwreck was originally discovered by sea sponge divers in 1900. Artifacts recovered from the sunken ship include jewelry, marble, glassware, coins, statuettes, weapons and amphora.

The archaeological site is also known for the recovery of the Antikythera Mechanism, which some people claim is the world’s first known computer. The corroded bronze device has interlocking gears to show the passing of time, and the celestial movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planet.

Watch the video on the skeleton uncovered at the ancient Antikythera shipwreck.

You can read more about the Antikythera project here

Enjoy your weekend,

♥ Ashlyn

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On Vacation

Hello Friends,

I’m on vacation, but I’ll be back next week with another post.

Take care,

♥ Ashlyn

Documentary Movie - "BLUE"

“By 2050 There Will Be More Plastic In The Ocean Than Fish.”

from the Documentary Movie – “Blue”

Hello Friends,

Filmmaker Karina Holden is The Sydney woman behind the film that will change your view of the ocean.  

BLUE, the documentary movie, is a unique journey that follows the lives of seven enthusiastic #ocean guardians who are making a difference in their own individual ways. Locations were shot in Indonesia, the Philippines, Hawaii and Australia.

“I chose to tell the ocean’s story through every-day people who aren’t celebrities or recognized scientists – those who aren’t resourced with million dollar yachts or cutting edge technology. But those who are every day people, whose commonality is they are passionate about saving the ocean and they are doing something about it. In them, we see the people we strive to be. They represent the best part of ourselves and remind us to live as that better person is entirely achievable.”

      -Karina Holden, Director (source, https://bluethefilm.org/)

The film is about more than ecological devastation of the oceans, habitat destruction, species loss and pollution. It delves into the darkness of the seas, deep blue, with the possibly that we can make positive changes.

Here’s the trailer. 

“BLUE is a cinematic song for our oceans; beautiful, intimate and grand. Fearlessly truth-telling, yet passionately hopeful. See this film and you will want to rise up with the waves.” - David Ritter CEO, Greenpeace Australia Pacific

BLUE shows us there is a way forward and the time to act is now.

To find out book about the movie, visit the website, https://bluethefilm.org/

Have a happy weekend.

♥ Ashlyn