"Archaeologists have fought the tides to save a 17th-century shipwreck from a popular nudist beach in Dorset. The remains are believed to be part of the Swash Channel Wreck, a Dutch merchant ship called The Fame of Hoorn that ran aground while approaching Poole Harbour in 1631. The wreck was found on Dorset's Studland Beach at the end of January when Storm Chandra washed away the sand that had kept it hidden for almost 400 years."
"However, as more stormy weather threatened to destroy the ship for good, scientists were forced to make an urgent excavation. On Thursday, marine archaeologists from Bournemouth University teamed up with the National Trust's youth group, made up of local school students, to remove the wreck from the sand. Starting as the tide retreated at 10am, the archaeologists removed tonnes of sand so that the timbers could be carefully lifted and dismantled before the tide returned."
Remains are part of the Swash Channel Wreck, a Dutch merchant ship called The Fame of Hoorn that ran aground approaching Poole Harbour in 1631. The wreck emerged on Studland Beach after Storm Chandra washed away sand that had concealed it for almost 400 years. As more storms threatened destruction, scientists carried out an urgent excavation and removal. Marine archaeologists from Bournemouth University and the National Trust youth group removed tonnes of sand, lifting and dismantling a roughly six-metre midship timber section before the tide returned. The Fame of Hoorn was built in the Netherlands in 1628, likely measured about 40 metres long and carried at least 26 cartridge-mounted guns; the crew of 45 reached land and the wreck was probably salvaged by looters.
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