Photos tagged as shipwrecks
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Shipwrecks!
On the banks of the Bosphorous between Kadikoy and Uskudar
- Date: 6 January 2009
- Photographer: baluba: gallery
- Location: Istanbul, Turkey: gallery
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Day 126 - Shipwreck Historeum, Tower
This is a replica on the original "Wreckers" warehouse of Asa Tifts. Towers were used to spot shipwrecks on the reefs - a great sourse of wealth to the first salvage ship to reach it.
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Shipwreck Historeum, Sloop
The Key West wreckers used sloops such as this in their salvage operations.
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Shipwreck Historeum
This was originally the warehouse of the most successful 'wrecker', or salvage operator on Key West, Asa Tifts.
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Treasure Box & Silver Coins
This is from the Spanish Treasure Galleon, Nuestra Senora de Atocha, which went down in a hurricane in 1622 with about 200,000 silver coins among other things.
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Slave Ship Cauldron
Another shipwreck found by Mel Fisher is the Henrietta Marie, a slave ship. This copper cauldron was used to feed 250 slaves on board.
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Shackles
These were some of the 80 pairs of shackles found on the Henriette Marie.
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Gold Bars
These gold bars are from the Nuestra Senora de Atocha wreck. Another exhibit is set up so you can try lifting one, they are very heavy.
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Mel Fisher Maritime Museum, Crossbows
I think this is from the Santa Clara wreck from 1564, no treasure but lots of historical value (which is probably the real treasure).
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
Mel Fisher & Co. have located many shipwrecks. This museum houses some of the most famous treasures found and information about the ships and era of treasure galleons.
- Date: 5 January 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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