Did the found anchor come from Christopher Columbus' ship? - video

A group of treasure hunters searching the blue waters of the Caribbean have come across an anchor which they believe to be from one of Christopher Columbus’ ships! The search team is using a treasure map created decades ago by NASA astronaut Gordon Cooper. Scientists studying the object have already confirmed that the anchor has Spanish roots and dates back to the period 1492-1550.

The anchor was found in waters off Turks and Caicos, a territory in Central America dependent on Britain. Examination of the artefact has established a number of arguments as to its origin.

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The artefact weighs about 550kg and, experts suspect, broke free from a medium-sized vessel during a strong storm. This is evidenced by the broken ring of the anchor and its bent arc. These traces allow us to assume that at the moment of breaking, the anchor was under strong tension.

The type of vessels referred to are ships of around 300 tonnes. Exactly the type found in Columbus’ fleet. Moreover, the details of the construction of the anchor also seem to confirm the supposition of its origin.

Two archaeologists approached by the Discovery Channel confirmed that there is an anchor made in Spain, between the second half of the 15th and the first half of the 16th century.

Astronaut Gordon Cooper in 1963, aboard the Mercury-Atlas 9 craft Faith 7, circled the Earth in its orbit 22 times. Looking at our planet from this perspective, he noticed hundreds of anomalies, from which he developed a map.

The map was then handed over to treasure hunter Darrel Miklos, who is currently researching the five coordinates that lie along the voyage of Christopher Columbus and his fleet.

Source: dailymail.co.uk