Unexpected discovery of ancient ships disappeared for over 300 years

The adventurers believed that they had found part of the Griffin ship before it disappeared to 334 years ago.

New divers discovered a wooden stick nearly 3.4m long at the bottom of Lake Michigan, USA. They believed it could be part of the Griffin ship and the rest might be buried deep in the mud. Because of that, they will use more powerful, modern devices to explore if something is buried deep in the mud.

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The wooden diver checked nearly 3.4m long on the bottom of Lake Michigan and believed it was part of the Griffin ship missing from 334 years ago.

However, American and French experts believe that it is still too early to tell if it is part of the Griffin shipwreck.

This ship is ordered by the legendary French explorer Rene Robert Cavelier de la Salle. Griffin begins his journey from Niagara Falls to Green Bay in Lake Michigan. However, it disappeared on the way back in 1679.

"After we explored the area for many days, many people called and came to our house to ask what was found. What did we see? They even wanted us to disclose the interesting information about this expedition People really care and are looking forward to see if the bottom of the lake is a legendary shipwreck, ' fisherman Larry Barbeau said. Responsibility for important explorers of scientists including oxygen delivery lines for expedition divers.

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The Griffin ship disappeared in 1679 when it passed the Great Lakes.It has become one of the biggest maritime mysteries ever.

The expedition team has about 40 members including archaeologists, historians, crews, divers, a crew of sailors who work on rescue and help with related activities. When not in the water, they live in a house and a tent is located on the lake of Fairport village. This is in one of the most remote places in Upper Peninsula, Michigan.

Director of the French Department of Underwater Archeology Michel L'Hour said that after the search process, the adventurers increasingly believed that it was the ship's body wrecked 334 years ago.

"We have never seen such a long, vertical wooden pole like this. So we can hope that we have found a part of the mysterious missing ship , " L'Hour said. .

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Rene explorer Robert Cavelier de la Salle was the one who ordered the ship to be closed but was not present on Griffin when it disappeared.

Archaeologist Rob Reedy, who lives in Morehead City, North Carolina and Misty Jackson in Leslie, Michigan also came here and screened the materials found in the sediment. They scrutinized the artifacts from bronze cannons to axes or knives, anything that could help them identify it as a ship.