Marine researchers exploring the ocean off West Florida found a largely intact 19th century stove in the middle of nowhere — surrounded by bricks. It sat in complete darkness, just over 3,000 feet down. Here's how researchers believe it ended up there:
It sat in complete darkness, just over 3,000 feet down, along a steep dropoff known as the West Florida Escarpment.Their conclusion? The rusty stove indicated they had found the wreck of, a type of cast iron furnace used in rendering whale blubber to oil, the researchers said.
Words were etched into it, but the scientists have yet to decipher what is spelled out due to encrusting.using a remotely operated vehicle that circled the wreck site for about two hours, recording video and taking photos for study. Their research will include comparing the artifacts to things found near other known whaling ships of the era, and searching log books for details of any whaling ships lost in the area in the 1800s.
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