Twenty-five Shipwrecks Found off Bulgarian Coast

Bulgarian oceanographers and archaeologist have discovered over 25 shipwrecks off their coast in the Black Sea. The investigation was part of an underwater survey for a natural gas pipeline from Russia to Bulgaria. The pipeline deal fell through, but the result was large number of previously unknown wrecks located along the proposed pipeline's route.

One wreck has been tentatively identified as a galley (manually rowed warship) at a depth of over 1400 meters (4600 ft). Another was the wreck of what Bulgarian officials call a 500 year old pirate ship. Most of the wrecks are well beyond diving depth, but the article did mention that at least some could be reached by divers. Bulgaria does not have a budget for investigating such archaeological treasures, but maybe someday another organization can mount a successful expedition to the depths of the Black Sea.

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