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300 Year-Old Shipwreck Traced Back to Armenians of India
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11:37, March 3, 2013
VADODARA: In 2007, when Indiana University's (IU) Underwater Research
projects' director, Prof Charles D Beeker first dived into the shallow
sea waters off the Dominican Republic coast to have a look at a
300-year-old shipwreck, he had no inkling that the discovery would one
day lead him to Surat.
Beeker not only discovered a treasure trove of 17th century's maritime
history of the region, but also got a chance to see 300-year-old
ship-building techniques, identical to those that he found in a wreck
in the Caribbean sea. Since 2007, he has successfully connected the
dots based on his diving expeditions and researches made in the
national archives of UK to establish the ship's identity as the same
'Quedagh Merchant' or 'Cara Merchant', which was built in Surat, was
owned by Armenians and was the last 'prize' of Privateer, Capt William
Kidd, who had caught the imagination of 17th century Britain and
Armenia for the circumstances under which he was hanged for
commandeering the ship in the Indian ocean.
Beeker, accompanied by Pavel Galoumian-an Armenian physicist and
researcher-told the story of his discovery to history buffs,
researchers and students of MSU on 'Capt Kidd's 'Quedagh Merchant' on
Wednesday evening, here. The address was jointly organized by Darshak
Itihaas Nidhi, MSU's history department and The Times of India. But
while much has been talked of the "international intrigue" involved in
Kidd's case, Beeker would much rather draw the attention of the
Indians towards the rich maritime history and heritage that he has
seen in India during his ongoing trip.
The Times of India; February 28, 2013
http://hetq.am/eng/news/24053/300-year-old-shipwreck-traced-back-to-armenians-of-india.html
11:37, March 3, 2013
VADODARA: In 2007, when Indiana University's (IU) Underwater Research
projects' director, Prof Charles D Beeker first dived into the shallow
sea waters off the Dominican Republic coast to have a look at a
300-year-old shipwreck, he had no inkling that the discovery would one
day lead him to Surat.
Beeker not only discovered a treasure trove of 17th century's maritime
history of the region, but also got a chance to see 300-year-old
ship-building techniques, identical to those that he found in a wreck
in the Caribbean sea. Since 2007, he has successfully connected the
dots based on his diving expeditions and researches made in the
national archives of UK to establish the ship's identity as the same
'Quedagh Merchant' or 'Cara Merchant', which was built in Surat, was
owned by Armenians and was the last 'prize' of Privateer, Capt William
Kidd, who had caught the imagination of 17th century Britain and
Armenia for the circumstances under which he was hanged for
commandeering the ship in the Indian ocean.
Beeker, accompanied by Pavel Galoumian-an Armenian physicist and
researcher-told the story of his discovery to history buffs,
researchers and students of MSU on 'Capt Kidd's 'Quedagh Merchant' on
Wednesday evening, here. The address was jointly organized by Darshak
Itihaas Nidhi, MSU's history department and The Times of India. But
while much has been talked of the "international intrigue" involved in
Kidd's case, Beeker would much rather draw the attention of the
Indians towards the rich maritime history and heritage that he has
seen in India during his ongoing trip.
The Times of India; February 28, 2013