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UK & Ireland, England
Bulverhythe
Amsterdam wreck (look, don't touch)
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this shoreline.
Wreck timber
Sea glassPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
VOC East Indiaman Amsterdam ran aground in 1749 with cargo aboard; hull survives to deck level in the beach clay west of Hastings
Wreck located opposite the Bulverhythe railway footbridge, excavated 1984-86, finds in the Hastings Shipwreck Museum
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Wreck only uncovers on the lowest springs and the tide returns over flat sand fast
slippery clay and exposed timbers
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.