Two Caribbean Wrecks Identified as Danish Slave Ships

Danish slave ships wrecks found off Costa Rica

Two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica, previously thought to have been pirate ships, have been confirmed to be two Danish slave ships, Denmark's National Museum has said.

Two Caribbean Wrecks Identified as Danish Slave Ships

Archaeologists have confirmed the identity of two 18th-century shipwrecks in Costa Rica that for years were thought to be pirate ships. It has now b...

The remains of two wrecks from the 18th century off the coast of Cahuita in Talamanca, believed to have belonged to pirate ships, finally turned out to be from Danish ships engaged in slave trafficking, reported a Danish museum this Sunday.Research carried out on timber, cargo blocks and clay pieces found during underwater excavations determined the identity of both boats, which were shipwrecked in 1710 on coral reefs from what is now the Cahuit…

Danish slave ships wreckage found off coast of Costa Rica, museum confirms

Denmark's National Museum said two 18th-century shipwrecks off the coast of Costa Rica were previously thought to have been pirate ships.

Two Danish slave ships disappeared in 1710 after the enslaved crew mutinied. Now, new information is being revealed about a dark piece of Danish slave history. The two ships “Fridericus Quartus” and “Christianus Q...

The theory that two ships found near the coast of Costa Rica are Danish slave ships from the 18th century has been confirmed by technical investigations.