The ship, called Industry, was hunting whales when a strong storm snapped its masts and opened its hull to the sea on May 26, 1836.
Crewmembers on the ship were picked up at sea by another whaling ship and safely returned to Westport, Massachusetts, according to aIndustry, a 64-foot long, two-masted wooden brig built in 1815, sank to the seafloor.
NOAA, which worked with other partners in the discovery, said that finding the wreckage gives a glimpse into a time when descendants of slaves and Native Americans served as essential crew in one of the nation’s oldest industries. NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said the discovery will help tell the "story of how people of color succeeded as captains and crew members in the nascent American whaling industry of the early 1800s."
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