. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. muskets, blunderbusses or even put into bags and fired out of a cannon," Lawrence says. The latter is described as the 18th- century version of the Molatov cocktail. "Pirates were interested in antiper- sonnel-type weaponry," he says. "They wanted to cause the crew to surrender with as little damage as ; The closely guarded site is about a mile from Fort Macon's shoreline and 1,200 yards from what is now the inlet's main channel. Geologists say strong currents and shifting
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. muskets, blunderbusses or even put into bags and fired out of a cannon," Lawrence says. The latter is described as the 18th- century version of the Molatov cocktail. "Pirates were interested in antiper- sonnel-type weaponry," he says. "They wanted to cause the crew to surrender with as little damage as ; The closely guarded site is about a mile from Fort Macon's shoreline and 1,200 yards from what is now the inlet's main channel. Geologists say strong currents and shifting sand have covered and uncovered the upper portion of the wreck many times over the centuries. Intersal Inc., a Boca Raton, Fla., treasure-hunting company, found the wreck. The Tar Heel coastline is known to have claimed hundreds of ships, and Intersal initially was hunting a gold-laden Spanish packet that sank in 1750. The company began looking for Queen Anne's Revenge in 1988, after reportedly uncovering an eyewitness account of the sinking in a London archive. North Carolina law dictates that the wreck belongs to the state. Intersal has formed a nonprofit arm to work with North Carolina. Mike Daniel, who found the wreck and now heads the nonprofit group, says the partnership is unusual in the treasure-hunting industry, but Intersal wants the artifacts kept together. Objects from most famous shipwrecks have been split up and sold, he says. "This is probably the most important shipwreck in the world, in my opinion, because of the history that surrounds it," he says. Intersal hopes to recoup $300,000 in expenses by selling the story of the find and possibly artifact reproductions. When the discovery was announced in 1997, coastal communities such as Bath, Hatteras village, Beaufort and Ocracoke began feuding over which should get the shipwreck goods as a tourist draw. State officials say the Maritime Museum in Beaufort is the most likely repository, but it will b
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