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05-03-2016, 06:51 PM
Wreckage of legendary ship may have been found off Rhode Island coast
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Captain James Cook's legendary ship, the HMS Endeavour, may have been discovered a the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Rhode Island, according to researchers.*
Until **w, the ship's final resting place had been a mystery.*
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) is set to an**unce the find on Wednesday, according to information on its*website (http://www.rimap.org/SitePages/Home.aspx).*
Captain Cook used this ship on his epic trip around the world, and the organization said it is "80 to 100 percent sure" the shipwreck is genuine.
SEE ALSO: 500-year-old shipwreck tied to Vasco da Gama discovered off the coast of Oman (http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/shipwreck-tied-to-vasco-de-gama-discovered/)
RIMAP has reportedly mapped nine archaeological sites of 13 different ships that were scuttled in Rhode Island's Newport Harbor in 1778, in the midst of the American Revolution.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/james-cook-ship-rhode-island/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Captain James Cook's legendary ship, the HMS Endeavour, may have been discovered a the bottom of the ocean off the coast of Rhode Island, according to researchers.*
Until **w, the ship's final resting place had been a mystery.*
The Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) is set to an**unce the find on Wednesday, according to information on its*website (http://www.rimap.org/SitePages/Home.aspx).*
Captain Cook used this ship on his epic trip around the world, and the organization said it is "80 to 100 percent sure" the shipwreck is genuine.
SEE ALSO: 500-year-old shipwreck tied to Vasco da Gama discovered off the coast of Oman (http://mashable.com/2016/03/15/shipwreck-tied-to-vasco-de-gama-discovered/)
RIMAP has reportedly mapped nine archaeological sites of 13 different ships that were scuttled in Rhode Island's Newport Harbor in 1778, in the midst of the American Revolution.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/james-cook-ship-rhode-island/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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