Wrecking history of the Bahamas

[Colombiapictures]

Has anybody heard of a salvor, wrecker, treasure hunter named Philip Janca

supposed to have done some salvage in the Bahamas.

Does anybody know more about the salvage of cannon for scrap during WWII?

 

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Get hold of Kalik Gold, his family ( Nick Maillis) might know

 

[xaos]

It says "indentured Africans" Not slaves. What would be the difference? Maybe slaves without an owner?

It means they agreed for transport by working for a certain time without pay.

Philip Janka https://www.bizjournals.com/tampaba...05/02/using-the-ocean-to-power-the-world.html

 

[Colombiapictures]

It means they agreed for transport by working for a certain time without pay.

Philip Janka https://www.bizjournals.com/tampaba...05/02/using-the-ocean-to-power-the-world.html

Thank you xaos.
I should have added the date of the salvage in the Bahamas. "Somewhere around 1973" or let's say 1960 to 1980.
What if the Phillip Janca of the ocean power article was a descendent of Philip Janca the treasure salvor?

 

[xaos]

How true....

What if the Phillip Janca of the ocean power article was a descendent of Philip Janca the treasure salvor?

Pretty sure its the same person and his son opening this business in Florida..mentions him running submarines down the jamaica to gather marine samples...but who knows!

 

[Colombiapictures]

Bermuda diving bell



Anybody know more about this diving bell from the late 17th century, used in the Bahamas

 

[pepperj]

Thank you PJ. Great job.
While we are at it, would you tell me how the get the pictures big in a post. My pictures always come out very small, no matter what the original size of the picture is.

Thank you for the help.

It seems that the TN site is getting a make over from what the higher powers are saying in the replies.
These thumbnail images are a killer for me being on a satellite link.
If I want to view something it can take a few minutes to load up.(Time wasted)
Just hit the reply with quote, the image will enlarge for some odd reason beyond the grey matter that has been around for too many years.

 

[pepperj]

PJ, speak English, you’re killing me here!

I hope it's gently....

I struggle with the basic principles of the English language, and it's the only one I know.

 

[TRG]

https://www.academia.edu/1522075/Be...nd_Salvage_in_the_Atlantic_World_1500_to_1800

 

[Colombiapictures]

An here we find the Indentured Africans from the ship "Rosa" again, finally FREE, after 14 years.

 

[Colombiapictures]

Windward Passage

Windward Passage shipwrecks



Between The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba and Haiti, lies the Windward Passage.
It is a very dangerous passage, but was much used by sailing ships of old.

Many shipwrecks testify of the dangers.

 

[Wrecksearch]

Looking for "WRECKING" to discuss a similar interest in wrecks and wreckers in the Bahamas. Any help is appreciated.

 

[Colombiapictures]

How time flies. I just notice that my last post was 3 years ago.
Things seem to have changed in the Bahamas. There is quite a bit of interest in shipwrecks in the Bahamas now.
Maybe it is time to dig up the old stories from the depth of the old computer backup CD's.

 

[Wrecksearch]

How time flies. I just notice that my last post was 3 years ago.
Things seem to have changed in the Bahamas. There is quite a bit of interest in shipwrecks in the Bahamas now.
Maybe it is time to dig up the old stories from the depth of the old computer backup CD's.

I am interested in how much work you have put into this and if you would be willing to share knowledge. I have some knowledge of a few wrecks in the Bahamas and even more in the West Indies from a purely research sense. I am not a treasure hunter, per se. My definition of "treasure" does not involve shiny things to be retrieved from the bottom but the history. Perhaps we can communicate further sometime in more private forum. My name is Jim and my email is wrecksearch48@gmail.com if you wish to converse further on this subject.