| From a few
days after the St. George suffered shipwreck in
1811, the hulk has been frequently visited.
During the first 150 years the visitors were wreck salvagers who
made efforts to retrieve some of the goods thay
could be sold with a profit, mainly metal, copper
nails, cannons and wood for cutting. In our time the
interest in the wreck has become exclusively
naval archaeological. Since 1970 divers have
recovered finds, made measurements and reported
on the condition of the wreck.
Since the storm flood in 1981 the wreck has
been exposed to heavy destruction and in 1983-86 and later
in 1996 thousands
of artefacts have been retrieved and can been
seen at the museum today.
|
A well-preserved
pipe bowl. |