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Rare artifact found in surf

By treasures | On 05/09/2008 | Treasure Hunting / Recoveries

By Shawn J. Soper


A large section of what is likely a fairly ancient wooden vessel was discovered in the surf at 43rd Street this week and now awaits its fate in a town-owned storage facility in West Ocean City as state historians and maritime archaeologists attempt to date it and perhaps discover from whence it came.

The roughly 25-foot long, L-shaped artifact was first discovered in the surf by swimmers in the 43rd Street area on Monday. Ocean City Beach Patrol staffers tried to remove the unknown object from the water,

but quickly realized it was something much larger than they were capable of moving.

The town’s Public Works department was called in and was eventually able to haul the giant piece of history from a bygone era from the water using a front-end loader and other equipment.

“People were reporting to us they kept bumping into something in the water below the surface,” said Beach Patrol Lieutenant Ward Kovacs.

“The lifeguards tried to get it out, but they knew right away it was something beyond the scope of their abilities.”


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