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The Abaco Wreck Site Follow the MARC team in their research of a compound wreck site possibly containing both an American Civil War vessel and Spanish colonial era vessel. |
 The alleged “platinum cannon” as named in Abaco lore. A Civil war era carronade of hardened iron, likely originally coated as part of maintenance aboard ship and thus unusually preserved. |
 Steve White, a MARC member and certified Marine Archaeological Field Technician records a large metal bar in situ.
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 The bronze breach loader of Spanish origin in the forground was also recovered from near the site in 1985. |
 Click HERE to watch video of Steve White revealing timbers of the wreck below the sand. |
 An aerial view of Lynyard Key, the approximate location of the site. |
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 Dr. McAllister holds two keel bolts recovered in 1985. One is worn needle thin by the caustic surge at the site. The surge may also have mixed the wrecks together. |
 A Belgian designed exploding ordinance, one of the first of it’s type, with threaded bore for timer fuse. Circa 1850. |
 Dr. McAllister demonstrated the pronounced magnetic quality of some of the igneous rock recovered in 1985. The red object adhering to this artifact is a common magnet. |
 Steve White, recording more in situ artifacts on the hard bottom. |
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 A lignum viti dead eye recovered in 1985. |