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A lost Spanish flagship could be under the ocean, under a river, or even a beach

The Spanish Capitana ran aground near Winyah Bay in 1526, and South Carolina's shifting coastline has left its wreck almost anywhere.

Jason Weisberger
Aug 17, 2026
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Researchers from the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology are looking for a 500-year-old coastline to find a 500-year-old lost flagship. The ship hasn't moved, but the coastline has.

South Carolina's coastline has changed so much since a Spanish flagship ran aground near Winyah Bay in 1526 that its remains c…

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