A team working under the Alabama Historical Commission just completed 10 days of work at the Clotilda wreck site, doing things like clearing away obstacles, taking samples and reserving some “complex” objects for further study.
Researchers describe their latest examination of the Clotilda wreck as a “biopsy,” a carefully limited examination to retrieve samples that will help map out the path ahead.
On a personal level, Haigler said he had been diving on possible slave ship wreck sites for 20 years and that this visit to the Clotilda was “by far the most profound experience I’ve had.” Marine archaeologist James Delgado said that some 94 pieces were brought to the surface, and that these were all timbers that had already been dislodged over the years. “Nothing that was attached to Clotilda was removed,” he said. All but four of the pieces were documented and returned to the water. Those four will become test cases for preservation work.
Delgado made several revelations about the state of the Clotilda. Although it is a preliminary conclusion, he said that evidence suggests the ship sank by the stern, meaning the stern was less damaged by a fire. But a portion of the stern has broken off, meaning the hull is in at least two pieces. Now, said Delgado and Hathorn, the team will wait for laboratory testing and expert examinations to see what insight can be drawn from the samples, artifacts and data produced by this trip.
Thursday, May 5: Divers continued to pick up disarticulated timbers, working around and across the vessel. These were measured, cataloged and moved to the temporary preservation tank. Late in the day, “Survtech ran multi beam sonar and aerial LiDAR so we will have the clear image of the wreck with all the trees, snags, and disarticulated timbers removed.”
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