IDM-006 Shipwreck

Filipe Castro

 

Country: Mozambique
Place: Ilha de Moçambique
Coordinates: Lat. ; Long.
Type: Unknown
Identified: No
Dated: circa 1600

Introduction

This wreck was found on the 6th of July 2001 following information from local fishermen who allegedly had recovered lead sheathing and iron fittings from the area. In the course of its reconnaissance and assessment this site was deemed uninteresting due to its shallow location, with easy access to fishermen and divers, and therefore unlikely to have “important archaeological and/or cultural material.”

The site was located at a depth of 1.8 m in low tide, inside the reef of Cabeceira Pequena. A stone ballast pile was visible in a flat rocky seabed with little possibilities of hiding bigger parts of the ship.

Five iron cannons were found 328 m to the NE of the ballast, and were considered associated to this shipwreck.

Team

This site was surveyed by a team of the treasure hunting company Arqueonautas SA., under the direction of Mr. Alejandro Mirabal.

Ballast

Ballast is not referred in the salvage accounts.

Anchors

Not mentioned.

Guns

as mentioned above, five iron guns located about 300 m to the NE of the ballast pile were found and considered associated with this site.

No dimensions are given.

Iron Concretions

No information.

Hull remains

No hull remains were reported.

Caulking

Not reported.

Fasteners

Not reported.

Size and scantlings

Not reported.

Wood

No timbers were reported.

References

Mirabal, Alejandro, 2001.