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egg_static5 OP t1_j9vn91z wrote

Explorers have searched for the Savannah for over two centuries but have not found anything until now

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billyjack669 t1_j9vt8on wrote

Great. I started reading the story and got to "fire island" then started thinking of a David Sedaris' story.

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averagehistoriannerd t1_j9w4cwp wrote

Now we need to find the USS Cyclops, the Munchen, Star Tiger flight, etc.

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HoneyInBlackCoffee t1_j9w7cpl wrote

So let me get this straight. Some part of a ship has just been floating around in the ocean for hundreds of years?

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othelloblack t1_j9whp53 wrote

I don't understand. They know it ran aground but they don't know where? I just read the link maybe I'm missing something

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panckage t1_j9wkf0y wrote

Replying to HoneyInBlackCoffee (#1,980,634)

Unlikely but ships are made of wood, so unless they are overloaded when damaged, they still float, even if just barely above the waterline. They have been known to drift for many years sometimes. They are what you may read about as "ghost ships" which really are just floating wrecks

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JackedUpReadyToGo t1_j9xfee8 wrote

Flotsam - Refers to goods from a sunken vessel that have floated to the surface of the sea, or any floating cargo that is cast overboard.

Jetsam - Designates any cargo that is intentionally discarded from a ship or wreckage. Legally jetsam also floats, although floating is not part of the etymological meaning. Generally, "jettisoning" connotes the action of throwing goods overboard to lighten the load of the ship if it is in danger of sinking.

Lagan - Goods cast overboard and heavy enough to sink to the ocean floor, but linked to a floating marker, such as a buoy or cork, so that they can be found again by the person who marked the item. Lagan can also be large objects trapped within the sinking vessel.

Derelict - Can refer to goods that have sunk to the ocean floor, relinquished willingly or forcefully by its owner, and thus abandoned, but which no one has any hope of reclaiming.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flotsam,_jetsam,_lagan_and_derelict

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