The fascinating remains of a historic 18th century ship have washed ashore on a Florida beach. The 48-foot wooden hull of a gigantic shipwreck was discovered by Julie Turner and her son Patrick, eight, on Ponte Vedra Beach around 8am Tuesday. The wooden hull revealed copper-covered tack heads, evidence that the whole ship was originally sheathed in copper. Maritime experts on the site said they had long waited for a wreck like this to wash ashore. Creamer added that it is up to the state of Florida to determine the future of the historic shipwreck.

Source: Daily Mail March 30, 2018 03:23 UTC