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Ike Uncovers Mystery Shipwreck

Wooden wreck on Alabama beach could be remains of Confederate schooner

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(Newser) – The waves of Hurricane Ike uncovered a wooden shipwreck on an Alabama beach that experts think could be a Civil War schooner, the Mobile Press-Register reports. The wreck's length matches that of the Monticello, which ran aground in the area in 1862 while trying to sneak past the US Navy on a run from Havana.

Other clues indicate that the ship, full of rusty iron fittings, may be the wreck of a schooner lost in the area in 1933. Curious tourists have been flocking to the beach and archaeologists are keen to dig up the wreck for a closer look. "It's a valuable artifact," one said. "They need to get this thing inside before it falls apart or another storm comes along."

People look over the wreck of a wooden ship uncovered by Hurricane Ike on a beach in Fort Morgan, Ala., Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.
People look over the wreck of a wooden ship uncovered by Hurricane Ike on a beach in Fort Morgan, Ala., Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008.   (AP Photo)
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Video of a wooden shipwreck that was exposed by the high surf of Hurricane Ike. The wreck was also partially exposed by Hurricane Camille in 1969.   (pdossjr)

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The Monticello is by far the most likely candidate. You can never be 100% certain unless you find the bell with 'Monticello' on it, but this definitely fits. - marine archaeologist Shea McLean

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