What was the mysterious object on Daytona Beach Shores?
What was the mysterious object on Daytona Beach Shores? Augustine Lighthouse Archeologist Chuck Meide has confirmed that the mystery object buried on Daytona Beach Shores is a shipwreck. The wreckage can be seen poking out from underneath the sand.
What mysterious 24 Metre structure discovered under sand on Florida beach?
What mysterious 24 Metre structure discovered under sand on Florida beach? On Tuesday, Fox 35 Orlando reported that the structure is likely the remains of a shipwreck from the 1800s. Reporter Amanda McKenzie said archeologists at the site believe the remains are that of a merchant ship.
What was found on Florida beach after hurricane?
The wood and metal debris found on the beach in Florida is likely from a historic cargo shipwreck. A piece of the past has returned to haunt a Florida beach after a curious object made of wood and metal emerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicole last month.
Where is the shipwreck in Daytona Beach Shores?
In November, after first Ian, then Nicole washed out anywhere from 4 to 8 feet of sand elevation, the remains of a wooden-hulled ship dating back to the 1800s were revealed on the shores near Frank Rendon Park. Now this new discovery has been made.
What was discovered in Florida beach erosion?
(AP) — Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s which had been buried under the sand on Florida's East Coast for up to two centuries, impervious to cars that drove daily on the beach or sand castles built by generations of tourists.
What mysterious trunk washed up in Florida?
While “nothing of interest” was found inside the trunk, the park called it a “unique piece of history.” “What we found today is a Vintage 1930s Steamer Trunk,” the park said. “It is a brand called 'NEVERBREAK Trunks. ' Manufactured By: L.
What was in the sand in Daytona Beach?
Some speculate it's an old long boat or shipwreck. Others believe it is a dock or pier that went down perhaps in past storms. Whatever it is, according to beach safety, it's been buried there for decades.
What is the red sand in Daytona Beach Shores?
Shell fragments, fossils and organic matter give beaches different colors. Ormond Beach and Daytona Beach have patches of sand look quite orange. It isn't the sand that is orange but the coquina shell fragments that have absorbed the rusty color of iron oxide.
What is the beach mystery in Florida?
An incredible discovery on the beach in Daytona Beach Shores — an old shipwreck, likely dating back centuries, exposed by severe erosion after Tropical Storm Nicole.An archaeological team brought in by the state was on-site on Tuesday. “It's a wooden-hulled shipwreck.