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Tile Wreck
"Wreck Two" in Monte Cristi Bay
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Le Casimir 1829
Le Dragon 1783
Florida - ADMAT's Button Wreck Project 2005
St. Kitts
The Island Wreck in Monte Cristi Bay
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Application Process And Required Documentation
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Archaeological Services
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News! Read all about it here first
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 Raimund, Rami and Ben get the new trash pumps ready

Raimund, Rami and Ben get the new trash pumps ready

 Done, the dredge set is finished, ready for work on  The Tile Wreck  site

Done, the dredge set is finished, ready for work on The Tile Wreck site

 Load up, time to go

Load up, time to go

 Going through the mangroves to get to  The Tile Wreck  site

Going through the mangroves to get to The Tile Wreck site

 The channel trough the mangroves to get to the bay

The channel trough the mangroves to get to the bay

 As the channel meanders back and forth we can see the side of El Morro in the distance

As the channel meanders back and forth we can see the side of El Morro in the distance

 Boat Captain Robinson watches as Raimund and Ben attacha float to the AX2000 toridal magnetometer

Boat Captain Robinson watches as Raimund and Ben attacha float to the AX2000 toridal magnetometer

 Raimund holding the tow line of the AX2000 proton magnetometer as the survey starts

Raimund holding the tow line of the AX2000 proton magnetometer as the survey starts

 A target has been found with the AX2000, smiles all round

A target has been found with the AX2000, smiles all round

 Reading the control panel for the AX2000 can be difficult in the sun

Reading the control panel for the AX2000 can be difficult in the sun

 Looking out for buoys which have been dropped on Mag hits

Looking out for buoys which have been dropped on Mag hits

 Retrieving some of the buoys

Retrieving some of the buoys

 Raimund all ready to begin surveying, armed with tapes markers flags etc.

Raimund all ready to begin surveying, armed with tapes markers flags etc.

 Ben about to role over into the water and start work

Ben about to role over into the water and start work

 Dr Spooner ready to go from the 21st Century into the 17th!

Dr Spooner ready to go from the 21st Century into the 17th!

 The dredge boat on-route to the site

The dredge boat on-route to the site

 A simple and effective archaeological water dredge system of two trash pumps necked together with the water outputs joining underwater and going to the dredge head

A simple and effective archaeological water dredge system of two trash pumps necked together with the water outputs joining underwater and going to the dredge head

 First Team getting ready for three hours of dredge work

First Team getting ready for three hours of dredge work

 The work starts on uncovering the three pieces of timber which can be seen with the tops uncovered to the top right of the photo

The work starts on uncovering the three pieces of timber which can be seen with the tops uncovered to the top right of the photo

 At the tailgate the divers have an aggressive intruder

At the tailgate the divers have an aggressive intruder

 A small fish pokes its head out of the shells deposited on the tailgate. The small black round object is a piece of ballast stone or "chips" due to the size

A small fish pokes its head out of the shells deposited on the tailgate. The small black round object is a piece of ballast stone or "chips" due to the size

  A juvenile lion fish arrives at the tailgate. Whilst small, these can give a very bad sting and it had to be shooed away

 A juvenile lion fish arrives at the tailgate. Whilst small, these can give a very bad sting and it had to be shooed away

 Full size lion fish

Full size lion fish

 The number of lion fish had declined over the years and in May there were only two adult lion fish on the wreck site. In 2008 there were over 12 of them and they would advance on the divers in a line

The number of lion fish had declined over the years and in May there were only two adult lion fish on the wreck site. In 2008 there were over 12 of them and they would advance on the divers in a line

  The excavation continues

 The excavation continues

 A small piece of horsehair and tar which was used to cover the ships hull before the sacrificial planking was added

A small piece of horsehair and tar which was used to cover the ships hull before the sacrificial planking was added

 A side view of the three pieces of timber as they are uncovered

A side view of the three pieces of timber as they are uncovered

 A top view of the three pieces of timber as they are uncovered

A top view of the three pieces of timber as they are uncovered

 A piece of molten lead

A piece of molten lead

 The black dots are droplets of molten lead, which look like "pepper corns". Each one is as a result of the fire and when examined showed melting and droplets

The black dots are droplets of molten lead, which look like "pepper corns". Each one is as a result of the fire and when examined showed melting and droplets

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 Raimund, Rami and Ben get the new trash pumps ready
 Done, the dredge set is finished, ready for work on  The Tile Wreck  site
 Load up, time to go
 Going through the mangroves to get to  The Tile Wreck  site
 The channel trough the mangroves to get to the bay
 As the channel meanders back and forth we can see the side of El Morro in the distance
 Boat Captain Robinson watches as Raimund and Ben attacha float to the AX2000 toridal magnetometer
 Raimund holding the tow line of the AX2000 proton magnetometer as the survey starts
 A target has been found with the AX2000, smiles all round
 Reading the control panel for the AX2000 can be difficult in the sun
 Looking out for buoys which have been dropped on Mag hits
 Retrieving some of the buoys
 Raimund all ready to begin surveying, armed with tapes markers flags etc.
 Ben about to role over into the water and start work
 Dr Spooner ready to go from the 21st Century into the 17th!
 The dredge boat on-route to the site
 A simple and effective archaeological water dredge system of two trash pumps necked together with the water outputs joining underwater and going to the dredge head
 First Team getting ready for three hours of dredge work
 The work starts on uncovering the three pieces of timber which can be seen with the tops uncovered to the top right of the photo
 At the tailgate the divers have an aggressive intruder
 A small fish pokes its head out of the shells deposited on the tailgate. The small black round object is a piece of ballast stone or "chips" due to the size
  A juvenile lion fish arrives at the tailgate. Whilst small, these can give a very bad sting and it had to be shooed away
 Full size lion fish
 The number of lion fish had declined over the years and in May there were only two adult lion fish on the wreck site. In 2008 there were over 12 of them and they would advance on the divers in a line
  The excavation continues
 A small piece of horsehair and tar which was used to cover the ships hull before the sacrificial planking was added
 A side view of the three pieces of timber as they are uncovered
 A top view of the three pieces of timber as they are uncovered
 A piece of molten lead
 The black dots are droplets of molten lead, which look like "pepper corns". Each one is as a result of the fire and when examined showed melting and droplets
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