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05-13-14, 06:33 AM
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Silent Hunter
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Christopher Columbus' lost ship, the Santa Maria, may have been found!
As seen here:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/worl...icle-1.1789618 Always exciting when the people of today catch up with the people of the past! 
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05-13-14, 07:06 AM
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Will be interesting to see if it turns out to be that ship or a later wreck.
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05-13-14, 07:48 AM
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Chief of the Boat
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If it is the Santa Maria it would be great if they could raise what's left of her and copy what was done for the Mary Rose
 http://www.maryrose.org/
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05-13-14, 12:52 PM
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Navy Seal
 
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No matter what, that Galeon ain't gonna make it back to Spain.
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05-13-14, 12:56 PM
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@Wolferz:
A Galleon ??!! This, Sir, is a Nao, a late Caravella redonda, or maybe a Carrack, but NEVER a Galleon  
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05-13-14, 04:21 PM
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Quote:
 Christopher was just another lost sailor in my book and he had no idea where he was going or where he ended up. All I know is he ended up dead from an STD that he freely distributed to the natives he encountered. Sure, some say he discovered America but I think Leif Ericson and Americo Vespucci might beg to differ.
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05-13-14, 12:55 PM
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As they say in the article, all the salvagable wood was used to build a fort. How much was actually left?
If this does turn out to be what's left of Santa Maria (and how will they determine that?), the biggest boon I see would be its proximity to different islands, and the possible proof of Columbus's actual landing place, something which has never been determined.
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