America's Last Slave Ship 'Clotilda' May Be Well Preserved

[HereWeGoAgain]

2/3 of the ship seems to be well preserved, with items such a foodstuffs and other provisions, as well as DNA, possible to retrieve from the ships hold. Will be interesting to see whether they risk destroying this in attempt to raise its remains.

America’s last slave ship is more intact than anyone thought

It'd be great if the story wasn't behind a paywall.

 

[gipper]

It'd be great if the story wasn't behind a paywall.

Yeah it would.

 

[odanny]

It'd be great if the story wasn't behind a paywall.

Sorry about that, I found it from a link from the NYT and there was no paywall for me.

DNA found preserved on sunken slave ship could help descendants track ancestors

The Clotilda was found to be two thirds intact, despite lying in alligator-infested waters for more than 160 years

www.telegraph.co.uk

Wreck of America's Last Transatlantic Slave Ship is Largely Intact

The wreck of the last known transatlantic slave ship in the United States is surprisingly intact, de...

www.maritime-executive.com