Ten incredible shipwrecks were discovered off the coast of Greece including sunken wreckage from 5,000 years ago
THE weathered remains of 10 incredible shipwrecks have been discovered off the coast of Greece.
Explorers found the old sea vessels in the Aegean sea with the oldest sunken wreckage being 5,000-years-old and several other precious antiques being found on board.
A clever team of researcher’s used specialist technology and Homer’s Iliad as a guide to hunt down the ancient artifacts lurking deep below the water.
Overall, the key discovery mission took four years to complete off the coast of Kasos, Greece, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced.
All the abandoned boats were found sitting between 65ft and 155ft below the surface reportedly.
With researchers snapping over 20,000 underwater photos of the incredible discoveries.
The ships found were all sunken across wildly different eras with one dating back to 3,000 BC and another being a World War II model.
The other wreckages come from the Classical period (460 BC), the Hellenistic period (100 BC to 100 AD), the Roman years (200 BC – 300 AD) and the Byzantine period (800 – 900 AD).
Kasos was a vital hub for trading in Greek history as it sits just east of Crete.
It is most famous for the pivotal role it played in the infamous Trojan war, according to Homer’s Iliad.
The survey’s website said: “It is the first systematic research on the seabed of Kasos with the main objective of locating, recording and studying the antiquities of an area at the crossroads of cultures and once a center of navigation.”
It comes as a puzzling wooden ship captured the attention of locals in Newfoundland, Canada after it washed up in the water.
The sudden appearance of the ship’s remains on the sand of Cape Ray – a community of 350 people – has left the residents excited and baffled.
Thirsty for knowledge, a team of enthusiasts set on a journey to discover the history of the 100-foot vessel.
A team of archaeologists will use the wooden remains to measure the ship’s original size and determine the age of the trees used to build it.
The experts will then compare samples with trees in Canada and Europe in order to find where the ship fits in history.
And the legendary San Jose Galleon shipwreck that sunk just off the coast of Colombia is now set to be raided by a money-grabbing robot.
The tragic wreckage was filled to the brim with 200 tons of gold, silver, and emeralds when it sank.
But nowadays the treasures on board would be worth at least £16billion.
The “Holy Grail of shipwrecks” sank off the Colombian port of Cartagena in 1708, where it rested, unknown, until 2015.
Now, almost a decade after it was first discovered, the Colombian government has announced an underwater robot will be sent to extract some of the “incalculable wealth” from the wreck.
Colombia’s Culture Minister Juan David Correa revealed that the robot will be attempting to grab treasure from the outskirts of the galleon to see “how they materialise when they come out”.
Famous shipwrecks you can see for yourself
GOOGLE Maps has you covered for shipwrecks so check out the gnarliest shipwreck locations visible online.
The Titanic wreckage site is visible on Google Earth by entering the coordinates 41.7325° N, 49.9469° W.
The famous SS Maheno can be found on Google Earth by searching Fraser Island, Australia.
The eerie Chernobyl Harbor can be seen clearly if you just search for the site of the horror nuclear disaster.
Search along the Thames in London and you’ll be able to spot tons of sunken boats.
Take a trip to the Garden of Eden shipwreck on Google Maps by searching for the coast of Iraq in the Shatt al-Arab river.
Or go to South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan to spot the SS Francisco Morazan.
