In 1492, Christopher Columbus sailed on his first voyage with the Spanish in the Santa Maria. The ship only made it to Haiti and sank when Columbus and his crew reached land. “She reportedly sailed well across the Atlantic, but she ran aground near Haiti and broke apart” (“The Niña”). Explorer Barry Clifford in May 2014 said the discovered ship was near Haiti as he has proven, but the UN investigators said the remains found were not from the ship due to different discoveries made. Has the wreck of a ship that changed the course of history been found after more than 500 years? In hopes of finding new land Christopher Columbus sailed off with three ships La Niña, La Pinta and Santa Maria. The Santa Maria is the ship Columbus boarded. Although Columbus was not the owner, he rented
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An explorer named Barry Clifford, a world’s top underwater archaeological investigator, has been on the case since 2003. “Clifford tells BBC he initially identified the wreck in 2003 but "misdiagnosed" the cannon there; it was only two years ago, after time spent learning about the cannons of Columbus' age, that he "woke up suddenly in the middle of the night" realizing what he might have found” (“Christopher”). Barry Clifford was so sure and positive he had found the remains of the ship after studying the cannons. He obtained investigation with the support of the government in Haiti. He took his team to photograph and scan the wreck and planned to excavate a full archeological investigation. Diaries he had from explorers indicated the exact location where the ship was standing. “He also used information from the explorer's diary, and a recent diving mission near the site further burnished Mr. Clifford's belief the wreck was the Santa Maria”
An explorer named Barry Clifford, a world’s top underwater archaeological investigator, has been on the case since 2003. “Clifford tells BBC he initially identified the wreck in 2003 but "misdiagnosed" the cannon there; it was only two years ago, after time spent learning about the cannons of Columbus' age, that he "woke up suddenly in the middle of the night" realizing what he might have found” (“Christopher”). Barry Clifford was so sure and positive he had found the remains of the ship after studying the cannons. He obtained investigation with the support of the government in Haiti. He took his team to photograph and scan the wreck and planned to excavate a full archeological investigation. Diaries he had from explorers indicated the exact location where the ship was standing. “He also used information from the explorer's diary, and a recent diving mission near the site further burnished Mr. Clifford's belief the wreck was the Santa Maria”