Haunting slave ships found off coast of national park 300 years later: 'Very convincing'

Haunting slave ships found off coast of national park 300 years later: 'Very convincing'

Archaeologists recently made a startling discovery: They found that two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Central America were actually two Danish slave ships.The ships, named Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus, are located in shallow waters off Costa Rica's Cahuita National Park. The 18th-century vessels were shipwrecked in 1710, according to the National Museum of Denmark."Fridericus Quartus was set ablaze, while Christianus Qui…

DAKAR – The Senegalese island of Gorea, off the coast of Dakar, is a grim reminder of the transatlantic slave trade. Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it embodies both the duty to remember and the challenges of conveying a painful past. But Gorea is not anchored in history; it is an inhabited island, where the preservation of heritage, daily life and contemporary problems coexist. Located about three kilometres from Dakar, the capital of…

Lost Danish Slave Ships Mistaken For Pirate Wrecks Identified After 300 Years

Image Credits: Nationalmuseet/Facebook Two shipwrecks lying off the coast of Costa Rica for over 300 years have now been confirmed as 18th-century Danish slave ships, not pirate vessels as previously believed, the National Museum of Denmark has announced. The two ships-Fridericus Quartus and Christianus Quintus-were lost in 1710 during a failed transatlantic voyage. For many years, their wrecks sat in shallow waters within Cahuita National Park,…