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Mister D
08-10-2012, 09:52 AM
What's neat is that the cargo is intact.


The ship sank about 2,000 years ago on her trade route between Spain and central Italy with a full cargo of more than 200 amphorae.
Test on some of the recovered jars revealed they contained pickled fish, grain, wine and oil. The foodstuffs were traded in Spain for other goods.
"There are some broken jars around the wreck, but we believe that most of the amphorae inside the ship are still sealed and food filled," Lt. Col. Francesco Schilardi, who led the Carabinieri Subacquei (police divers), said.


http://news.discovery.com/history/roman-shipwreck-amphorae-food-italy-120808.html

MMC
08-10-2012, 09:58 AM
Yeah, and they also know there are quite a few Roman, Egyptian and Greek ships that sunk in Club Med that were carrying nothing but Gold. Still can't get to them to try and bring that gold up.

Trinnity
08-10-2012, 12:41 PM
http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef017743fe6e9c970d-800wi


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W053M1x_A0&feature=player_embedded

RollingWave
08-10-2012, 02:03 PM
Yeah, and they also know there are quite a few Roman, Egyptian and Greek ships that sunk in Club Med that were carrying nothing but Gold. Still can't get to them to try and bring that gold up.
well if I were the greek / italian / spainish government I'd say bring them up ASAP!!! ;)