Due to COVID 19 the exact dates of this project will be confirmed. We will be creating the Team for this and interested parties should apply initially and will be informed of exact dates later.

Join the Team as we conduct a four-week long survey to continue the survey of the rear section of this important American/English/French warship. Further information can be found by clicking on Le Dragon page.

Dates to be confirmed due to Covid 19

For most of 2006 and in part in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015, this wreck was subject to an intensive archaeological survey. The new information expanded the original survey conducted in 2000 and yielded over 2,000 artefacts, three iron cannons, three anchors and many important French faience ware sherds.

Research in Paris led by Dr Francois Gendron and Dr. Jean Rosen from CNRS, has confirmed that the faience ware came from the "Nevers" foundry and dates the sinking of this wreck between 1720 and 1723.

For more information click on The Tile Wreck page in the Projects menu.

Join the Team as we conduct a three week long survey to continue the survey of the rear section of this important American/English/French warship. Further information can be found by clicking on Le Dragon page.

Join the Team as we conduct a month long survey to identify as much of the lower hull of this important American/English/French warship. Further information can be found by clicking on Le Dragon page.

For most of 2006 and in part in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015, this wreck was subject to an intensive archaeological survey. The new information expanded the original survey conducted in 2000 and yielded over 2,000 artefacts, three iron cannons, three anchors and many important French faience ware sherds.

Research in Paris led by Dr Francois Gendron and Dr. Jean Rosen from CNRS, has confirmed that the faience ware came from the "Nevers" foundry and dates the sinking of this wreck between 1720 and 1723.

For more information click on The Tile Wreck page in the Projects menu.

For most of 2006 and in part in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2015, this wreck was subject to an intensive archaeological survey. The new information expanded the original survey conducted in 2000 and yielded over 2,000 artefacts, three iron cannons, three anchors and many important French faience ware sherds.

Research in Paris led by Dr Francois Gendron and Dr. Jean Rosen from CNRS, has confirmed that the faience ware came from the "Nevers" foundry and dates the sinking of this wreck between 1720 and 1723.

For more information click on The Tile Wreck page in the Projects menu.

Join the Team as we conduct a month long survey to identify as much as we can on this new shipwreck!

A RECCE was undertaken by ADMAT in March 2016 to locate Wreck One, a new wreck site was thought to be in this survey area. The Team led by Raimund Krob was using the side scan sonar to search and map the sea bed of Monte Cristi Bay.  Whilst Wreck One was not located, this target was.

John Downing led a team in the Summer 2016 and a lot of initial information was discovered. At present we know the object of the survey is located in around 13 meters depth and consists of a small mound rising 1.3 meters high possibly 17 meters long and 10 m wide. There are items which were discovered near the wreck site which may not be associated with it, including a very large anchor. There are many magnetic hits in the area of the wreck site and bricks, quarried stones and a barrel hoop can be seen.

For more information click on the Wreck Two page in the Projects menu.

A RECCE was undertaken by ADMAT in 2006 and a new wreck site was thought to be in this survey area. The object of this project it to locate this wreck and survey it. We believe the wreck is located in 8-10 meters between the Island of Cabrita and the beautiful coral reef chain of the Severn Brother Islands in Monte Cristi Bay. The current initial hypothesis being that the ship might be one of the seven merchant ships which were sunk by a visiting French frigate in the mid 1700s. The French Captain thought France was at war with England and spotting seven merchant ships in the bay proceeded to attack and sink all of them. Once this was achieved he landed and reported to the French Prefect (local Governor) in Monte Cristi, only to be instantly arrested as England was at peace with France...

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