Shipwreck excavation begins
- On 23/07/2013
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Photo Helen Kristmanson
P.E.I.'s provincial archeologist is starting an excavation of the remains of a ship found near Poxy Island, near Georgetown.
The ship was found on the beach last week by a Georgetown couple.
Most of it is buried in the sand. Archeologist Helen Kristmanson has been examining it, and sent pictures to Maritime ship expert Marvin Moore.
"He's seen a lot of these ships. Based on the photographs, he gave a very preliminary interpretation of the wreck as a 19th century vessel," said Kristmanson.
"The ship has collapsed, so the sides have collapsed down, so it's flat on the ground.
There's a lot of wooden planks and some metal hardware. Really, what we'll be looking at is trying to get a feel for what the dimensions of the timbers were, types of fastener, the species of wood."
Kristmanson said the vessel could be P.E.I.-made. It could have wrecked and drifted into the beach, but it is also possible it was simply tied up and left to rot.
The excavation will begin Monday with a crew of students and volunteers, and will last a few days
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