Underwater Excavation Project Wraps Up in India
sinker blocks. The pipeline was trenched to 1.5m top of pipe in an intertidal zone with 7m tidal variation over a distance of 7.5km. Following attempts with alternative methods by other contractors, JFSE provided a proven solution that would cope with the conditions and requirements at the beach site with the stability and shallow water capabilities of the equipment. The challenge of keeping stress levels to a minimum on the plastic pipeline while slowly lowering the concrete sinker blocks in an area where there was often no water meant that the stability and shallow water capabilities
Canaveral Shipwreck Search Permit Granted to Seafarer's Quest
importance that led well known archaeologists to believe there is an 18th century historical shipwreck in this vicinity. "These artifacts are currently being held by the State of Florida and will be pictured on our website. In addition, video of the underwater work being done at the Juno Beach site has been added to the website as well," stated Mr. Kennedy. "We are extremely thrilled to get started on this third site. Weather permitting, work will begin immediately. The site will require a lot of work, time, and testing to further understand the characteristics and difficulties
Treasure Hunters, Seafarer, Gets Florida Operations Extensions
Seafarer Exploration Corp. has been granted a two-year extension to the environmental permit for the Juno Beach site to December 9, 2015. Kyle Kennedy (Seafarer CEO) said: " We continue to see progress on the Juno Beach project. We have located some interesting artifacts which may further help to determine the time frame of this potentially sizable colonial era shipwreck. Each artifact helps articulate a piece of history and we hope to eventually answer a lot of additional questions about the site's past such as the name of the ship, how it wrecked, and what it was carrying, among many others.
February 2024
