Shipwreck discovered off Roxas City waters
9 June 2006 (Philippine Inquirer, Visayas) - Update on the Capiz shipwreck. They still haven’t been able to identify the ship yet, particularly since it does not lie on any known shipping routes. Some minor looting has already begun.
Shipwreck discovered off Roxas City waters
He told Roxas City Mayor Antonio del Rosario that the ship was made of hardwood and they saw broken jars, among other things. They also recovered gunpowder that had solidified; it sparked when rubbed with a hard piece of stone or iron.
However, some enterprising divers and fishermen had salvaged parts of the vessel and sold it to junkshops for as high as P6,000, Lorenzo said.
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Tags: Capiz Shipwreck, ceramics, Philippines Archaeology, Roxas City, underwater archaeology, weaponry
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