Deep-Sea Explorer May Have Found Christopher Columbus' Ship Santa Maria

Meera Dolasia
Thu, 15 May 2014 11:55:08 -0700

In August 1492, Christopher Columbus and a crew of 90, set off aboard three ships to find a new trade route to Asia. However, around Christmas of the same year, his flagship vessel, the Santa Maria, hit some reef off the coast of Haiti and was badly damaged.