MIAMI, Nov. 26, 2008 (Reuters) A pair of glass-eyed idols led marine archeologists to the wreck of a Spanish ship that once carried an illegal cargo of African slaves believed to be the ancestors of many of today's inhabitants of the British colony of Turks and Caicos. ... > full story
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Wrecked Slave Ship Discovered Nov. 26, 2008 (Tampa Bay Online) Marine archaeologists found the remains of a slave ship wrecked off the Turks and Caicos Islands in 1841, an accident that set free the ancestors ...
Wreck of historic slave ship Trouvadore found Nov. 25, 2008 (Miami Herald) Maritime archaeologists announced Tuesday they recently identified the wreck of a historic slave ship off the coast of East Caicos in the Turks and ...
Turks and Caicos finds piece of its history underwater Nov. 25, 2008 (Travel Weekly) The newest attraction in the Turks and Caicos lies fathoms deep off East Caicos and is believed to have a direct link with the people of the ...