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Deepest Recorded Shipwreck in French Waters Discovered: 16th-Century Trade Vessel Found 2,500 Meters Below the Mediterranean
An extraordinary underwater discovery sheds light on Renaissance-era maritime trade — a perfectly preserved 16th-century shipwreck found deeper than any previously recorded in France’s territorial seas. In a groundbreaking deep-sea expedition, the French Navy’s CEPHISMER unit uncovered a 16th-century merchant shipwreck off the coast of Ramatuelle (Var, Provence) on March 4, 2025. Resting 2,500 meters…