ADMAT's Island Wreck - Underwater 5

The Island Wreck Site Underwater And Associated Photographs

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During the archaeological survey it became apparent the areas the ship had travelled on the reef during the wrecking process. There were areas of "recent" new coral growth where the brain corrals were not so large as the un impacted areas. In addition by following the trail of bread crumbs it was possible to see how the ship was wrecked and the crew’s desperate actions of jettisoning items and cargo to see if they could get them off the reef. Their action failed and the ship was pushed further and further towards the islands beach by the storm waves.

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The large anchor ring from anchor No:1

The same anchor ring with the shank. No sign of the wooden stock was found which was to be expected

A friendly flat fish

A close up photo before it swam away. Excellent A close up photo before it swam away. Excellent camouflage

Simply beautiful, nature at its best

Some of the large brain coral outside the wrecking area

A large piece of blue flint, amongst some curved iron concretions

A large iron concretion shaped like a curved bar

More angular iron concretions

A possible iron keel bolt

River rounded small ballast stones and a small piece of red brick

Excellent coral growth on one of the granite blocks

Round ballast stones with staining from an iron object

New post wrecking coral growth on top of the dead smashed coral

View of the wreck site from the island beach

View along the beach to the northern reef which marks the northern limit of the macro Shipscape wrecking site

ADMAT's maritime archaeological work on this wreck site was assisted by ADMAT-FRANCE a non profit organisation based in the Institut de Paléontologie Humaine, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris.

ADMAT-FRANCE is a sub division of the Anglo ~ Danish Maritime Archaeological Team

ADMAT is delighted to have an association with Muséum Nationald’Histoire Naturelle at Paris, départememt Préhistoire, UMR-CNRS 7194.