New discoveries suggest Rhode Island shipwreck is Captain Cook's long-lost vessel after battle over ship's identity

Mon, 11/27/2023 - 21:21

A replica of the Endeavour sits in the water — In this file photo, the Endeavour, a replica of Captain James Cook's ship of discovery, lies at anchor in Botany Bay in Sydney, Australia.
AP Photo/Mark Baker, File

Australian researchers believe a shipwreck off the coast of Rhode Island is that of the HMS Endeavor.
The Australian National Maritime Museum said Thursday new discoveries allowed them to identify the wreck.
Previously, their claim was contested by their research partner, The Rhode Island Maritime Archeology Project.

An Australian museum is doubling down on its previously contested claim that a shipwreck off the coast of Rhode Island is the long-lost ship once sailed by British explorer and cartographer Captain James Cook.