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Possible shipwreck uncovered in Daytona Beach Shores after storms
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/9ecb44a5-70f0-4381-bad1-3f9fbaea26d3-mysterious_item_1.jpg?width=660&height=560&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/5b8701a1-08f3-49c0-b3a6-82c5437d09bc-mysterious_item_2.jpg?width=660&height=501&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/217e65af-f2ce-4b6b-9e33-476139a892a2-mysterious_item_3.jpg?width=660&height=516&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/7b8d3b07-4a06-4306-9013-5bfddc998ed5-mysterious_item_4.jpg?width=660&height=457&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/205d77d8-f389-4a90-9bb2-c546f8395038-mysterious_item_5.jpg?width=660&height=517&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/53f6be68-b8da-4b96-a9dd-7646ec748c9f-mysterious_item_6.jpg?width=660&height=528&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/9bb65a18-5e21-406b-b108-9e5e809e8a2f-mysterious_item_7.jpg?width=660&height=487&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Beachgoers ask archaeologist crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum's research program questions regarding what is believed to be an 1800s' shipwreck on Daytona Beach Shores Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/80df3770-7533-4b60-96f3-0f10555bb4e1-mysterious_item_8.jpg?width=660&height=549&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Beachgoers ask archaeologist crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum's research program questions regarding what is believed to be an 1800s' shipwreck on Daytona Beach Shores Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Items from a shipwreck in Daytona Beach Shores.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/3af7578a-585a-470d-988e-b35063a55209-mysterious_item_9.jpg?width=660&height=537&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Items from a shipwreck in Daytona Beach Shores.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/1c503905-2a23-4b22-92af-d34dd917939a-mysterious_item_10.jpg?width=660&height=518&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/c6278126-72cb-4e91-a4d6-808bdbb679ea-mysterious_item_11.jpg?width=660&height=528&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/0af2a006-559e-464d-90da-c4bc0108ac12-mysterious_item_12.jpg?width=660&height=430&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/75c744db-674b-4315-9896-b7d4d926c377-mysterious_item_13.jpg?width=660&height=583&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/29cb0ad4-9c94-42e3-b4f9-e554c023e63c-mysterious_item_14.jpg?width=660&height=511&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/b3e440fb-f8b2-4b32-b9e0-848d3d8b7f63-mysterious_item_15.jpg?width=660&height=637&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/fae0029b-18ba-469b-b359-d8079eb33554-mysterious_item_16.jpg?width=660&height=594&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![A LAMP research team member talks Steph Carter who was walking on the beach and found a piece of the shipwreck a half-mile down. The archaeologist said it is some type of iron plate.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/5abd9eeb-283b-4fc8-8a13-7248ba7bfbd4-mysterious_item_17.jpg?width=660&height=497&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
A LAMP research team member talks Steph Carter who was walking on the beach and found a piece of the shipwreck a half-mile down. The archaeologist said it is some type of iron plate.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/68c618d0-60f7-4313-9d22-b1ee811b49c0-mysterious_item_18.jpg?width=660&height=410&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse & Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/6db66d96-e122-4714-a1e0-d42ef3af45bf-mysterious_item_19.jpg?width=660&height=532&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL![Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum ' s research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.news-journalonline.com/gcdn/presto/2022/12/06/NDNJ/11884fda-9346-43f4-852b-f11c5385fe43-mysterious_item_20.jpg?width=660&height=593&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Archaeology crew members from St. Augustine Lighthouse Maritime Museum's research program sift through debris that was exposed during Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Researchers believe the object is an old merchant ship, dating back to the 1800s.
Nadia Zomorodian/NEWS-JOURNAL