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    In search of Captain Morgan

    For the third year in a row a team of leading U.S. archaeologists returned to the mouth of the Chagres River in Panama in search of real-life buccaneer Captain Henry Morgan’s lost fleet.

  • Henry_Morgan_Cannon_Patronato_Panama_Viejo
    A 17th century cannon, found near the Lajas reef near Fort San Lorenzo, Colon. The cannons are in conservation at the Patronato Panama Viejo laboratory in Panama City, Panama. The cannon most likely belonged to Captain Henry Morgan's lost fleet of 1671.
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    Jonathan Kingston
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    A 17th century cannon, found near the Lajas reef near Fort San Lorenzo, Colon. The cannons are in conservation at the Patronato Panama Viejo laboratory in Panama City, Panama. The cannon most likely belonged to Captain Henry Morgan's lost fleet of 1671.
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    Jonathan Kingston
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    Jonathan Kingston
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    Jonathan Kingston
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    Jonathan Kingston
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  • Customs_House_Portobelo
    Fuerte San Jeronimo, Portobelo, Panama. The fortress was attacked by Captain Henry Morgan on one of his raids on Panama.
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    Jonathan Kingston
  • Dive_Team
    From left to right Ben Ford, Jason Nunn, Frederick Hanselmann, Christopher Morris.
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    Jonathan Kingston
  • Shipwreck_Mapping_Wide
    Archaeologists set a baseline and grid offsets to begin mapping a 17th century shipwreck discovered while searching for Captain Henry Morgan's lost fleet of 1671.
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    Jonathan Kingston
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    Frederick Hanselmann
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    Jonathan Kingston
  • Fort_Santiago_Ruins_Portobelo_Close_up
    Fuerte San Jeronimo, Portobelo, Panama. The fortress was attacked by Captain Henry Morgan on one of his raids on Panama.
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    Jonathan Kingston
  • Fort_San_Lorenzo_Aerial_Wide_Lajas_Reef
    Fort San Lorenzo, Colon, Panama.
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    Jonathan Kingston
  • Henry_Morgan_Restored_Cannon
    A 17th century cannon, found near the Lajas reef near Fort San Lorenzo, Colon. The cannons are in conservation at the Patronato Panama Viejo laboratory in Panama City, Panama. The cannon most likely belonged to Captain Henry Morgan's lost fleet of 1671.
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    Jonathan Kingston
  • Shipwreck_Artifacts_Cargo_Seals
    17th century cargo seals found on a shipwreck near the Lajas reef, Fort San Lorenzo, Colon. The seals were discovered while searching for Henry Morgan's lost flagship Satisfaction and are in conservation at the Patronato Panama Viejo museum in Panama City, Panama.
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    Jonathan Kingston
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    Fort San Lorenzo, Colon, Panama.
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    Jonathan Kingston
  • Published
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    In search of Captain Morgan

    For the third year in a row a team of leading U.S. archaeologists returned to the mouth of the Chagres River in Panama in search of real-life buccaneer Captain Henry Morgan’s lost fleet.

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