An archeologist has found the 500 years old remains of Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus's flagship at the bottom of the sea off the north coast of Haiti.
Barry Clifford, America's top underwater archaeological investigator, said that all the geographical, underwater topography and archaeological facts strongly suggest that these ruin are of the famous vessel used by Columbus, the Santa Maria.
According to the local consistent currents, the site match is also accurate in terms of historical data about the underwater topography linked to the loss of the Santa Maria and the way the vessel should have drifted immediately prior to its demise.
A full cooperation is anticipated from the Haitian government to preserve and carry out non-invasive investigation for the artifacts of the ship that changed the world and can help determine the first ever complete marine archaeological confirmation of Columbus' discovery of America, he added.
The American TV network, the History channel, is supporting the excavation with the security to produce an exclusive major television programme on the subject.
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