via CGTN, 08 June 2023: Chinese scientists discovered two well-preserved Ming Dynasty shipwrecks in the South China Sea, one bearing a large quantity of porcelain wares and the other loaded with logs, unveiling maritime trade history.
About 1,500 meters below sea level, a team of scientists in a Chinese submersible was amazed by what they saw while conducting deep-sea research in the northwest slope of the South China Sea.
A three-meter-high hill of porcelain wares, once a popular Chinese commodity in international trade, emerged before their eyes.
Putting excitement aside, the team realized it might be a site of an ancient shipwreck. There’s more deep into the blue. About a dozen nautical miles (nearly 20 kilometers) away, another shipwreck of countless wood logs was quietly and neatly scattering on the seafloor.
The two sites were discovered by scientists from the Institute of Deep-sea Science and Engineering (IDSSE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on October 23, 2022.
Source: Deep-sea treasure quest: An accidental discovery – CGTN
