Last week, what is believed to be a centuries-old ship's hull washed up on South Ponte Vedra Beach in Guana State Park, north of St. Augustine, Florida. Dan Scanlan and Matt Soergel at Jacksonville.com report that the well-preserved 48-foot section of wreckage may be from a ship constructed between in the late 1700 or early 1800s. Conservators are scurrying to document the ship since it's possible that the tide could soon pull it back into the ocean before it is rescued.
The ship was first discovered by a visitor to the park, who spotted the item last Wednesday along with her son. Thinking it was some fencing or boardwalk that washed ashore, she went to investigate and found the hull. Later that day, archaeologists from the St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP) visited the wreck and began taking measurements, photos and videos in order to build 3D models of the wreckage.
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