{"id":949670,"date":"2026-05-10T04:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T04:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/949670\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T04:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T04:03:17","slug":"underwater-operations-reveal-hundreds-of-artifacts-on-frances-deepest-shipwreck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/949670\/","title":{"rendered":"Underwater operations reveal hundreds of artifacts on France’s deepest shipwreck"},"content":{"rendered":"

French researchers have surveyed the deepest known shipwreck in French territorial waters \u2013 a 16th-century merchant vessel lying at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea at a depth of over 2.4 kilometers. This was reported by Smithsonian Magazine, according to UNN<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Details<\/p>\n

The vessel, named “Camatat 4,” was accidentally discovered by the French Navy in 2025 during a deep-sea research operation off the coast of Ramatuelle in southeastern France.<\/p>\n

At the wreck site, researchers found six cannons, two cauldrons, an anchor, and hundreds of ceramic items \u2013 plates, jugs, and other tableware scattered across the seabed.<\/p>\n

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Photo: AFP\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Some of the ceramics are decorated with ornaments and the letters “IHS” \u2013 the first three letters of the name of Jesus Christ in Greek.<\/p>\n

A robot captured nearly 67,000 images of the wreckage<\/p>\n

To explore the site, archaeologists used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) capable of working at such great depths. During the expedition, it took 66,974 images, which were used to create a 3D model of the shipwreck.<\/p>\n

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One must be extremely precise so as not to damage the site or blow away the sediment<\/p>\n

\u2013 French Navy officer S\u00e9bastien, who led the mission, told reporters.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

During the excavations, researchers managed to recover three jugs and one plate from the bottom. One of the jugs is decorated with dark blue lines and yellow geometric patterns.<\/p>\n

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Photo: AFP\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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This is one of the deepest objects ever recovered from a shipwreck in France<\/p>\n

\u2013 noted the expedition’s lead archaeologist, Marine Sadania.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Researchers believe the ceramics were manufactured in Liguria, northwest Italy, and the ship itself was likely heading west.<\/p>\n

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Photo: AFP\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the same time, cameras recorded modern trash at the crash site \u2013 plastic bottles, fishing nets, tin cans, and yogurt containers.<\/p>\n

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After the awe of discovery comes the sadness of finding such things<\/p>\n

\u2013 stated DRASSM director Arnaud Schaumasse.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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