IDM-006 Shipwreck
Filipe Castro
Country: Mozambique
Place: Ilha de Moçambique
Coordinates: Lat. ; Long.
Type: Unknown
Identified: No
Dated: circa 1600
Introduction
This wreck was found on the 6th of July 2001 following information from local fishermen who allegedly had recovered lead sheathing and iron fittings from the area. In the course of its reconnaissance and assessment this site was deemed uninteresting due to its shallow location, with easy access to fishermen and divers, and therefore unlikely to have “important archaeological and/or cultural material.”
The site was located at a depth of 1.8 m in low tide, inside the reef of Cabeceira Pequena. A stone ballast pile was visible in a flat rocky seabed with little possibilities of hiding bigger parts of the ship.
Five iron cannons were found 328 m to the NE of the ballast, and were considered associated to this shipwreck.
Team
This site was surveyed by a team of the treasure hunting company Arqueonautas SA., under the direction of Mr. Alejandro Mirabal.
Ballast
Ballast is not referred in the salvage accounts.
Anchors
Not mentioned.
Guns
as mentioned above, five iron guns located about 300 m to the NE of the ballast pile were found and considered associated with this site.
No dimensions are given.
Iron Concretions
No information.
Hull remains
No hull remains were reported.
Caulking
Not reported.
Fasteners
Not reported.
Size and scantlings
Not reported.
Wood
No timbers were reported.
References
Mirabal, Alejandro, 2001.