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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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AlleyCa7 t1_j9waklr wrote

Naw, more likely it finally broke off the main hull and floated to the surface.

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RockyRidge510 t1_j9wzvz0 wrote

I think the most likely scenario is a piece separated and buoyancy brought it up to sea level

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NullusEgo t1_j9x0mms wrote

Most likely a portion of the structure was severed and was forced to the surface due to differential density.

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Inuysha0222 t1_j9waiqe wrote

I think the implication is that it got released from the wreckage, which would be at the floor of the ocean.

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panckage t1_j9wkf0y wrote

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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