Deep-sea divers are stepping up their efforts to claim the shipwreck off the coast of Rhode Island. Captain Cook's HMS Endeavor claims new discoveries of a pumping well and bow are PROOF it's a legendary ship - although US officials say it's not case.
Australian researchers say a pumping well and bow prove it is HMS Endeavour. The museum first said it was the wreck - located off the coast of Rhode Island - in 2022. But these claims have been repeatedly rejected by US experts since
Maritime scientists have doubled down on claims that a shipwreck off the US coast is that of HMS Endeavor of Captain Cook, one of the most famous ships in naval history.
A pumpwell and section of the bow of the wreck further provide evidence of the vessel's identity, according to the Australian National Maritime Museum. said Thursday.
The museum said for the first time that the wreck, located in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, was the Endeavor in February 2022 after decades of archaeological examination. But these claims were denied by American experts who also examined the ship, who said that despite the findings “consistent with what could be expected from the Endeavor”, there was There is no indisputable data yet to support this assertion.
Rhode Island Marine Archeology Project executive director Kathy Abbass said a "legitimate report" on the identity of the wreck would be released when the group's study was completed.
Maritime scientists have doubled down on claims that a shipwreck off the US coast is that of HMS Endeavor of Captain Cook, one of the most famous ships in naval history.
A pumpwell and section of the bow of the wreck further provide evidence of the vessel's identity, according to the Australian National Maritime Museum. said Thursday.
The museum said for the first time that the wreck, located in Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, was the Endeavor in February 2022 after decades of archaeological examination. But these claims were denied by American experts who also examined the ship, who said that despite the findings “consistent with what could be expected from the Endeavor”, there was There is no indisputable data yet to support this assertion.
Rhode Island Marine Archeology Project executive director Kathy Abbass said a "legitimate report" on the identity of the wreck would be released when the group's study was completed.
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