microrobert
07-19-2013, 08:32 PM
Watch Archaeologists Explore a Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck
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Warship, privateer, or passenger ship: The identity of an early 19th-century, copper-clad shipwreck resting on the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico could be any number of things. A group of researchers are on their way to find out, and they’re inviting the public along.
An advanced video broadcast system on board the Nautilus, the vessel ferrying the research team to the shipwreck, will stream a live video feed (http://www.nautiluslive.org/) from the remotely operated vehicle’s cameras to the web. Anyone with an Internet connection can listen in and watch as the scientists explore the wreck.
The well-preserved artifacts on the ship, the fact that it’s armed with cannons, and it’s depth—it’s resting in 4,300 feet (1,330 meters) of water, making it the deepest wreck under investigation in U.S. waters.
Watch Archaeologists Explore a Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130719-shipwreck-gulf-mexico-archaeology-ocean-science/)
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Warship, privateer, or passenger ship: The identity of an early 19th-century, copper-clad shipwreck resting on the seafloor in the Gulf of Mexico could be any number of things. A group of researchers are on their way to find out, and they’re inviting the public along.
An advanced video broadcast system on board the Nautilus, the vessel ferrying the research team to the shipwreck, will stream a live video feed (http://www.nautiluslive.org/) from the remotely operated vehicle’s cameras to the web. Anyone with an Internet connection can listen in and watch as the scientists explore the wreck.
The well-preserved artifacts on the ship, the fact that it’s armed with cannons, and it’s depth—it’s resting in 4,300 feet (1,330 meters) of water, making it the deepest wreck under investigation in U.S. waters.
Watch Archaeologists Explore a Gulf of Mexico Shipwreck (http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/07/130719-shipwreck-gulf-mexico-archaeology-ocean-science/)