Posted on Nov 26, 2024
'It is a treasure': Wreck off Kenyan coast may be from Vasco da Gama's final voyage
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A wreck off the coast of Kenya may have been a ship from one of Vasco da Gama's pioneering voyages into the Indian Ocean 500 years ago, archaeologists say.
The remains of the vessel, which were discovered near the Kenyan town of Malindi in 2013, are among eight known Portuguese shipwrecks from this period in the area. Researchers think it may be the São Jorge, which sank in 1524, although the identification is not certain.
If the wreck is the São Jorge, it would make it the earliest European shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, but "we don't know for sure," Filipe Castro, a maritime archaeologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and lead author of a new study describing the recent work, told Live Science.
The remains of the vessel, which were discovered near the Kenyan town of Malindi in 2013, are among eight known Portuguese shipwrecks from this period in the area. Researchers think it may be the São Jorge, which sank in 1524, although the identification is not certain.
If the wreck is the São Jorge, it would make it the earliest European shipwreck in the Indian Ocean, but "we don't know for sure," Filipe Castro, a maritime archaeologist at the University of Coimbra in Portugal and lead author of a new study describing the recent work, told Live Science.
'It is a treasure': Wreck off Kenyan coast may be from Vasco da Gama's final voyage
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
If Nothing Else Should Show Up
The Ship Just Might Contain Some
Very Well Aged Brandy
The Ship Just Might Contain Some
Very Well Aged Brandy
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
SSgt Kelly D. -
And Expensive Too. Theoretically, The Older An Alcoholic Beverage IS
The Better The Taste And The Smoothness As It Flows From With Your Mouth
To Your Throat... A Friend Of Mine, Tom Croft, Also A Vet, Owned A Liquor Store In Lansing MI; And We Tried An Aged Whiskey Which Was Close To Being Non-Consumable
And Some Of The Least Expensive Wines On The Market, Such As "Ripple",~ Are Far Better Than One Might Have Expected @ About $2.00 - $3.00 Per Bottle...
And Expensive Too. Theoretically, The Older An Alcoholic Beverage IS
The Better The Taste And The Smoothness As It Flows From With Your Mouth
To Your Throat... A Friend Of Mine, Tom Croft, Also A Vet, Owned A Liquor Store In Lansing MI; And We Tried An Aged Whiskey Which Was Close To Being Non-Consumable
And Some Of The Least Expensive Wines On The Market, Such As "Ripple",~ Are Far Better Than One Might Have Expected @ About $2.00 - $3.00 Per Bottle...
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Amazing stuff, you keep reminding why I love both archeology and diving. Problem is all I discover is old beer cans :-))
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
Branded "Billy Beer".
But If Ya Drink Too Much Billy Beer,
Ya'll Have To Stop The Car To Take A Leak Behind A Road Sign.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/26695
Billy Beer drew an enviable amount of national attention when it debuted in November 1977, and Jimmy Carter’s supporters and detractors alike rushed out to buy a six-pack of the novelty cans.....
~ And Still Available On E.Bay And Amazon~
But If Ya Drink Too Much Billy Beer,
Ya'll Have To Stop The Car To Take A Leak Behind A Road Sign.
http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/26695
Billy Beer drew an enviable amount of national attention when it debuted in November 1977, and Jimmy Carter’s supporters and detractors alike rushed out to buy a six-pack of the novelty cans.....
~ And Still Available On E.Bay And Amazon~
When the national press descended on Plains, GA, during the 1976 presidential campaign, the journalists were looking for some insight into Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter’s character. They found something even better: Carter’s hard-drinking younger brother, gas station owner Billy.
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney It was still rot gut beer. I bought one six pack and dumped 4 cans down the drain......didn't even consider that act alcohol abuse!
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