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[JFS]

The "wreck of the Spanish Galleon,” is officially known as the “Hanan I” site. That is the name under which we cataloged it in the INAH ATLAS registry of underwater shipwreck sites in Mexican waters). It seems that you have either missed the forth anchor, or it has been stolen since we first registered the site and made a photo-mosaic map of it back in 1986. This vessel went down sometime after 1759, on its way to Spain from Colombia or Panama, as part of the cargo was from Colombia.

Hanan II is another wreck site nearby. It had at least four cannons at one time (one was stolen in 1987) and at least one anchor. Hanan III is also nearby, but is mostly a scattering of debris with only one small gun.

A while back, and American archaeologist working for the US National Park Service contacted me to let me know a Cozumel dive master (I know who, but won’t name him publicly at this time) was selling artifacts from these sites. I was very disappointed to hear that. It seems that the idea that the reef and reef animals are protected is an idea wholly embraced by the dive masters, but the fact that historical marine artifacts and shipwreck sites are protected by federal law is still ignored.

I know of at least eight cannons that have been stolen from these east-coast sites, as well as several anchors and a slew of small artifacts. They rested there for hundreds of years unperturbed, but are now in danger of disappearing altogether if the people diving these sites don’t change their ways and treat them as the national (and international) patrimony that they are.

There is 4 cannons in about 18 ft of water near the Aqua Safari Dock. Wonder if they are from the east side spanish wrecks?

 

[El Graduado]

JFS, the cannons and anchors you saw there are concrete replicas. In the late 1980s, I took Bill Horn to the Institute of Nautical Archaeology's conservation lab in College Station, Texas. Our model and mold maker gave Bill the exact specifications to make replicas of a cannon and an anchor. Bill make several replicas and placed them in the water in front of Plaza Las Glorias, but since then, the storms have moved them northward. They are now strewn all along the waterfront. Some are in front of Jeanie's Waffle House, some are farther north.

 

[The Chairman]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing that.

 

[JFS]

JFS, the cannons and anchors you saw there are concrete replicas. In the late 1980s, I took Bill Horn to the Institute of Nautical Archaeology's conservation lab in College Station, Texas. Our model and mold maker gave Bill the exact specifications to make replicas of a cannon and an anchor. Bill make several replicas and placed them in the water in front of Plaza Las Glorias, but since then, the storms have moved them northward. They are now strewn all along the waterfront. Some are in front of Jeanie's Waffle House, some are farther north.

Thanks for the knowledge. always wondered about those.

 

[DandyDon]

I get a post deleted for telling a member that his photo sharing site is scheduled to close, but this thread goes on for months...??

 

[The Chairman]

Hard to say @DandyDon. Dave looked like he needed help and he got it!

 

[BRT]

It's his ball.

 

[ggunn]

I get a post deleted for telling a member that his photo sharing site is scheduled to close, but this thread goes on for months...??

I don't see the connection.

 

[mmmbelows]

JFS, the cannons and anchors you saw there are concrete replicas. In the late 1980s, I took Bill Horn to the Institute of Nautical Archaeology's conservation lab in College Station, Texas. Our model and mold maker gave Bill the exact specifications to make replicas of a cannon and an anchor. Bill make several replicas and placed them in the water in front of Plaza Las Glorias, but since then, the storms have moved them northward. They are now strewn all along the waterfront. Some are in front of Jeanie's Waffle House, some are farther north.

Amazing how much stuff you know, and amazing that those replicas can move around so much and so far

 

[DandyDon]

I don't see the connection.

Degrees of relevancy, or lack thereof. This norte died long ago.