
Searching site of 500-year-old shipwreck
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Divers excavate the wreck site of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama's ship. The Esmeralda was commanded by Da Gama's uncle, who went down with all aboard in 1503.
Blue Water Recoveries' expedition ship is seen in Ghubbat ar Rahib bay, in the area where the Esmeralda was found off Al Hallaniyah island in Oman's Dhofar region.
A Blue Water Recoveries diver sweeps the ocean floor in search of artifacts from the Esmeralda.