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Royal ship carrying Charles I’s treasure ‘found off Scotland’
Core samples and scans strongly point to the 1633 ferry, with recovery work imminent after a 30-year volunteer search.
- A 30-year search by the Charles Wrex Project has located the wreck of The Blessing, a timber-built ferry that sank in July 1633, lying just one mile from Burntisland with recovery efforts now imminent.
- During the coronation tour of King Charles in July 1633, The Blessing sank in unexpectedly rough waters while carrying royal cargo valued at £100,000, a sum equivalent to several hundreds of millions today.
- Ian Archibald, convenor of Burntisland Heritage SCIO, directed the team using subsea ground-penetrating radar and advanced scanning. "Core samples now strongly point to the wreck being that of the Blessing," which likely held a gold and silver dinner service from Henry VIII.
- Representatives from the Burntisland Harbour Access Trust met with Fife Council and the Scottish Government to explore creating a museum as part of a larger Burntisland development "masterplan."
- Officially, the Crown owns the wreck, though Burntisland Heritage would be "Salvor in Possession" once recovered. Proposals include an £88,470 facility, possibly at Burntisland Parish Church, due to go on sale by 2027.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
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