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  • A Shipwreck in Rhode Island Appears to Actually Be Captain Cook's Long-Lost Ship

    01/03/2024 5:47:53 AM PST · by Red Badger · 24 replies
    Popular Mechanics ^ | DEC 01, 2023 10:00 AM EST | TIM NEWCOMB
    Breakthrough evidence likely reveals the final resting place of the HMS Endeavour. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nearly two years after an Australian research team made the claim that a Rhode Island shipwreck was Captain Cook’s HMS Endeavour, the team says they have more evidence to back up their assertion. A Rhode Island-based research group originally said it was too premature to call the shipwreck Cook’s vessel. New findings regarding the pump well and bow further point to this ship in fact being HMS Endeavour. Residents of New England and those with British ties are once again in a scuffle. This time, the debate...