- Jan 21, 2016
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- 886
- Detector(s) used
- underwater
- Primary Interest:
- Shipwrecks
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I don't know about the Presa, but that multiple ships of the 1641 fleet met their demise somewhere North of St. Augustine (and North of Amelia Island) is a given.
with the fact that duro list only 1 patache as being lost --the Presa - and the fact that a patache was found by another patache sent from cuba as a rescue vessel * -- the survivors of the patache that was found said that other vessels sank within visual range of them --ie they saw them sink ---they had to have struck something to break their hull -- pottery shard from a olive jar neck with the DR marking that matches up exactly with the type found on the conception ( other 1641 fleet vessels would have likely been carrying olives as well) HAS been found at a location that I personally know of roughly near the 30 degree area historically listed as their place of loss -- and the clues fit together just fine … more info than that will cost $$$
The Presa did it sink or not?
Were the survivors from the Presa?
Were the survivors taken of a floating ship?
Was it taken in tow?
Did that ship then sink two days later?
If survivors were picked up from a floating ship 5 leagues offshore why did some try and swim ashore?
Amelia island is not 5 leagues offshore?
Are there offshore wrecks sunk by the hurricane?
Offshore sand bar off Jacksonville/Fernandina Beach? Couldn’t find anything via google except tons of artificial reefs. I haven’t checked google earth yet.
Thats because there is nothing that distance from shore that could even remotely be a hazard.
Not sure what's so cloak and dagger unless the vessel had a draught of 50 feet?
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soundings in fathoms