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IDM-005 Shipwreck

Filipe Castro

 

Country: Mozambique
Place: Ilha de Moçambique
Coordinates: Lat. ; Long.
Type: Unknown
Identified: No
Dated: circa 1600

Introduction

This shipwreck was found during a visual survey around the Island of Mozambique on the 4th of July 2001 and inspected the same afternoon.

Location of the IDM-005 shipwreck site.

 

The site is located at a depth of 3 m, in front of the entrance of the fortress of S. Sebastião, and consisted of a ballast pile of small stones, covering what was described as small pieces of wood. Fragments of ceramics were found (possibly Portuguese). No other visible signs of wreckage were present.

It seems that no further action was taken by the salvage company on this site.

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

Not mentioned

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.