
Winter storms reveal possible 17th-century shipwreck tied to armed Caribbean voyages
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The remains of a 17th-century ship resurfaced after winter storms ripped open Studland Beach in Dorset. The exposed timbers are from a vessel that sank in 1631, experts say.
"The ship was reported to have dragged its anchor, grounding on a nearby, notorious sandbank where it broke its back." "Four hundred years ago, the area that's now the beach, where the wreck was revealed, was open sea." Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
The ship is believed to be a vessel called "The Fame," a merchant ship from Hoorn, the Netherlands, that sank in 1631 after running aground.
The timbers measure nearly 20 feet long and about 6.5 feet wide, and officials said the ship's section "consists of at least 15 frames connected with wooden treenails to five outer hull planks."

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