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Port Royal sunken city

Dive site Documented siteProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: building remains, pewter.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1692 earthquake, 17th-century port

Much of the 17th-century buccaneer port sank in the 1692 earthquake; a pocket watch stopped at 11:43 was recovered in 1969.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

poor visibility, shipping traffic

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