Desert of Danish slave ship found on Costa Rica coast, museum confirmed

Two 18th-century shipwrecks near the Costa Rica coast were previously considered pirate ships and have been identified as two Denmark From the shipthe museum said Sunday.

The National Museum of Denmark said in a statement that the National Museum of Denmark said in a statement that the National Museum of Denmark said that the “Investigation of cargo timber, bricks of cargo found during the underwater excavation” determined the identity of the ships caused by the two ships in 1710.

The museum says marine archaeologists identified slave ships Friedry Cusquatt and Christian Us Quintus, which was destroyed in 1710 along the coast of Central America, according to historical sources. The museum also released images of Andreas Kallmeyer Bloch and David Gregory, digging underwater from the wreckage, excavating bricks and wood.

Fridericus Quartus caught fire, and Christianus Quintus was destroyed after its anchor line was cut off. So far, it is not clear where the ship was lost.

The museum added that in Costa Rica, the two wreckages have long been known to be located in the waters of Kahuta National Park.

“But, for years, they were considered pirate ships. But when American marine archaeologists discovered yellow bricks in one of the wrecks in 2015, new problems arose in the history of the ships.”

Underwater excavations were carried out in 2023. This is part of the National Museum’s new research centre Njord, which says it is planning to excavate several Danish shipwrecks abroad.

“The analysis is very convincing and we no longer doubt that these are the wreckage of two Danish slave ships,” Gregory, a research professor at the National Museum of Denmark, said in a statement.

“The bricks are Danish, and so are the wood, which is burned by the fire and soot. This is perfectly consistent with historical records, noting that one of the ships was burned.”

Marine archaeologist Bloch,,,,, Who is the museum curator,,,,, Call it “the craziest archaeological excavation I have ever had so far.”

“Not only because it is very important to the local residents, but also because it is one of the most dramatic shipwrecks in Denmark’s history, now we know exactly where it happened,” said the marine archaeologist.

According to the museum, the Danish government banned the transatlantic slave trade in 1792, but the country did not abolish slavery until the second half of 1847.