Has the "Baron de Rothschild's Ship," Lost over 100 Years Ago, Been Found?

Monday, August 10, 2015 - 08:30 in Earth & Climate

Dr. Deborah Cvikel and Mr. Micky Holtzman from the Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies at the University of Haifa suggest that the shipwreck discovered in 1976 off the coast at Dor (Tantura) lagoon may be identified as the missing Baron's Ship. "The ship we found is structurally consistent with the specifications of the Baron's ships, carried a similar cargo, and sailed and sank during the right period," the scholars conclude.

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