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Tom Gidus has teamed up with Capt. Dominick
Adarrio and Jupiter Coins Inc. to
assist in their search for the primary cultural deposit of the Jupiter
Inlet shipwreck, thought to be the San Miguel de Archangel, lost in 1660.
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Coast Explorations LLC is currently investigating several wrecksites in
Palm Beach County.
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Coast Exploration was involved in a major shipwreck discovery offshore
of Indian River County. Click on the picture below to read more.
...During
the spring and early summer of 2008, Tom Gidus worked as chief diver and
mag tech for Florida Research & Recovery Group, Inc., based out of
Port Canaveral. (www.floridarrg.com) Seven miles off the Cape Fear, NC.
coast, Tom and diver Jason Turbeville discovered a virgin, composite hulled
shipwreck, estimated by archaeologist Rob Westrick to date to the early
to mid 1800's. Tom reports that several dozen interesting artifacts were
brought to the surface and are in the conservation process. The wreck was
covered back up until a time in which it can be properly archaeologically
salvaged . (see the news story here) Just 3 days
after the discovery, the crew was caught in a severe squall and their salvage
vessel, the Damit Janet, ended up hard aground on a shoal for 10 hours.
The storm, one of the worst in recent history, resulted in several sinkings,
groundings and 2 deaths.
