After 18 years of research, excavations and archaeological analysis, National Geographic grantee David Mearns has successfully discovered one of Vasco da Gama’s ships lost at sea in 1503 off the coast of present-day Oman. Together with the Oman Ministry of Heritage and Culture and over 50 crew members they found thousands of artifacts including gold coins, cannonballs, ceramics, and a ship’s bell that helped them confirm the age and provenance of the ship.
Click here to read more about the discovery: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/03/20160314-oman-shipwreck-explorer-vasco-da-gama-age-of-exploration-india-route/
PRODUCER & EDITOR: Jean-Paul Polo
VIDEO COURTESY OF: Oman Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Blue Water Recoveries, LTD, and the National Geographic Society
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: Jim Burch
PROJECT SUPPORTED BY: National Geographic Expeditions Council Grant
SPECIAL THANKS: David Mearns and the Oman Ministry of Heritage and Culture