Application For Exploration Permit MB 514 Al Seafarer’s Quest LLC The following is an application to conduct investigations for historie shipwreck remains per Florida Administrative code 1A-31. It has been requested by the Florida Bureau of Archaeology in regards to the area identified as E155 South. That the area in question be broken into three separate permits. That being the case, we have designated the three anew permits be issued for the area these are of MB 514 Al, MB 514 A2 and MB $14 A3. This application deals with MB SI4 Al. Name, address, contact information and date of birth for the applicant: Seafarer’s Quest LLC 14497 N Dale Mabry Hwy., Ste 209N Tampa, FL 33618 Contact: Kyle Kennedy DOB 07/03/1959 Please provide the following information in a separate document: Names, addresses, contact information and dates of birth for key project personnel Kyle Kennedy, President, Seafarer, DOB 07/03/1959, 18829 Rue Loire, Lutz, FL 33558 Dr. Vietor Silva, Compliance Officer and Medical Officer, Seafarer, DOB 4/30/1945, 18020 Crooked Lane, Lutz, FL 33548 Terry Tate, Project Manager, 1485 Mercury Street, Merritt Island, FL 32953 Michael Pizzio, Security, Diver, 2748 NE 28th Ave #18, Lighthouse Point, F Marvin Crumbliss, Security, 1438 Gallberry Court, Trinity, FL 34655 Alexander Javorsky, Captain, DOB 09/11/1975, 4 Pineapple Lane, Stuart, FL 34996 ichael A, Renfro, Diver, DOB 4/22/1968, 200 East 13th Street, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 Hunt Edwards, Diver, DOB 7/1411992, 4906 N Flagler Dr., West Palm Beach, FL 33407 Aaron Cartwright, Diver, DOB 06/1111977, 3085 SE Mimosa Street, Stuart, FL 34997 Levin Shavers, Diver, DOB 2/21/1990 339 Franklin Rd, West Palm Beach, FL 33405 Joseph Albert, Diver, DOB 02/14/1959, 362 Las Palmas Street, Royal Palm Beach, PL 33411 Michael Brownstein, Deck hand, 200 East 13th Street, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 L 33064 Jason Johnson, Part time diver, 200 East 13th Street, Riviera Beach, FL 33404 Jonathon Tate, Part time diver, DOB 2/23/1993 1485 Mercury Street, Merritt Island, FL 32953, Brock Hubbard, Communications, DOB 09/18/1992, 33 Hickory Lane, Safety Harbor FL, 34695 Phone: 813.448.3577 ° Fax: 813.749.9426 W497 North Dale Mabry o Suite 209N + Tampa Florida + 33618Name, address, contact information and date of birth for the project archaeologist James J Sinclair. MA 15 Brigantine Ct St Augustine, FL 32080 (239)218-1622 Shpwrkl@gmail.com Attach to this application: (a) a signed statement by a professional underwater archaeologist expressing willingness and intent to serve as the project archaeologist and certifying that he or she has read and will comply with the responsibilities and requirements set forth in chapter IA-31, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.): See attached Letter (©) aresume ofthe project archaeologist: See attached Resume of archaeologist (©) specitic details oftraining, knowledge, experience and skills of the project archaeologist meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Professional Qualifications and the standards set forth in rule [A-31.030, FAC. Sec attached resume List all previous permits, contraets, leases or other permissions for shipwreck Projects with which the applicant, key project personnel and the project archaeologist were involved Seafarer has had two identical Recovery Permits for the site specified in the Agreement, known asthe Juno Site, one dated 23rd day of January, 2008 and the second dated 4th day of November, 2008. Also, 1A-31 Recovery Permit, known as "Juno Beach Wreck" site, permit number 201 1-01 signed 25th day of April, 2011. Joseph Albert has had two Exploration Contracts; the first Exploration Contract, known as Contract, number E-133A, dated 2nd day of December, 1996and the second Exploration Contract, known as Contract Number E-133C dated 2nd day of April, 1999. Names, descriptions and Florida registration numbers for all boats proposed to participate in the permitted activities Iron Maiden, 46' steel hull, diese! motor, red hull, white deck boat, FL/DO 00392184, DECAL (00812548 expires on 6/30/2014 Boston Whaler, 16' outboard motorboat, white hull, FL/DO FL8359BG ‘Seafarer ExplorationCorp Phone: 813.448.3577 «Fax: 813.749.9426Description of remote sensing equipment to be used and experience and qualification of the operator, consistent with the requirements of rule 1A-46(3) (d), FA.C. Coverage of the survey area, i.e. MB 514-A1, was monitored using the Geometric MagLog, NT® software application. This softwarereceives geographic positional information from a high accuracy state-of-the-art Furuno DGPS receiver eycling | time per second and then correlates each magnetic point recorded by the magnetometer to produce a 3D plot for all recorded points. The software renders this data visually on adisplay with a continuous track line and user-created reference marks. The display was continuously monitored by the pilot of the survey vessel to ensure steady and accurate navigation. All positional information, including delineation of target zones and individual targets were corroborated using redundant GPS receivers, Maptech® Navigation software, and paper charts. This allows for precise positioning and recording with sub-meter accuracy. For the side scan Sonar Wiz Map 5 from Chesapeake Technology was used. Microsoft Excel and AutoCAD MAP 3D are used fordata manipulation and create final drawings. Requested duration of the permit, if less than three years ‘The permitis being requested forthree years. Written description of the area proposed to be covered by the permit expressed in degrees/decimal minutes and yards Attach to this application a current nautical chart showing boundaries of the area proposed to be covered by the permit with coordinates at each comer, center and other relevant point consistent with the written description. South area parameters are described in full in the research design and by attachments addressing the prioritized anomalies. Description of the proposed scope of work to be undertaken and archaeological guidelines appropriate to the types of activities proposed to be conducted See Research Design, also Based on the overwhelming physical evidence of 1715 Fleet related material cultureas well asthe factthat structural remainshave been located (wood and fasteners), although they appear torepresent shipwreck material from a later period, tis very plausible thatsuch structure is, masking the footprintofanearly 18th-century shipwreck, and itisquitereasonabletoassumethatthe ‘wrecking ofthe late I8th-century or early 1 9th-century ship was caused by the submerged remains of the earliershipwreck asno navigational hazard isknowntoexistinthisparticular area .Itisrecommended thatadigand identify ofthis area be conducted by Seafarer Exploration and itsteam of archaeologists, historians, divers, and remote sensing specialists inanattemptto further investigate this wreck siteand identify additional 1715 Fleetrelated artifactsas well asto locate aballast stone deposit withassociated fragmentary hull remains, fasteners, ceramic shards, and other diagnostic artifacts that would confirm the actual presence of an early 18th-century shipwreck, possibly intermingled with the late 18th-century or early 19th-century shipwreck. Seafarer Exploration Corp. Phone: 813.448.3577 + Fax: 813.749.9426 44497 North Dale Mabry Suite 209N «Tampa Florida +33618Minimum standards of diligenee expressed asa projected schedule of specifie work activities to be initiated and com pleted Seafarer is preparing for full-time seasonal operations; vessels, equipment and crew will be ready for salvage operations from April through October each year and will work all days that sea conditions and weather allow. Salvage operations will include dig and identify of ‘magnetic anomalies and the recovery of cultural materials utilizing prop-wash deflection and airlift equipment. Additional search/survey and recovery work may be done throughout the year utilizing part-time and contract personnel mentioned above. ‘Scope of work as well as Archaeological Guidelines have been established in A-3land been submitted as part of the research design Estimated project cost and description of the applicant's financial ability to complete permit activities (e.g.,bank statement, letter from a bank, or similar document; do not include account numbers) See Recovery and Conservation Operations Annual Budget. Seafarer Exploration Corp. Phone: 613.448.3577 « Fax: 813.749.0426| certify that al | statements in this application are true; that I have received and read chapter 1 A- 31, FAC, chapter 14-46, F.A.C. including "Performance Standards for Submerged Remote Sensing Surveys,” and section s 267.031, 267.06 1, 267.1 1, and 267.14, Florid a Statutes; and that will comply with the following conditions of this permit; (a) the permit requires submittal of interim and final reports meeting the guidelines established in rule 1A-46.001(3), FAC (b) Daily Field Note and Activity Logs (Form HR6E067, Revised 06/08) must be completed and submitted annually; (©) no guarantee of being granted a renewal or new permit implied; (@) permittee must notify the division in writing and within 72 hours of any change affecting the ability or plans to complete permit activities as set forth in the application and the perm it, including changes in project personnel and changes in boats and boat registration numbers used in the permitted activities; () use of clamshell dredges, cutterhead dredges, explosives and suction dredges greater than 10 inches in diameter is prohibited; (0) use of prop wash deflectors is prohibited unless specifically auth and (e) with a minimum of disturbance to the perm it area the permittee shall conduct such remote sensing of the entire permit area as may be required to locate the specific historic shipwreck site or sites as referenced by the permittee in this application; identify the source of any anomalies as may be required, with an emphasis on locating the specific shipwreck site or sites as referenced by the permittee in this application ; delineate the extent of historie shipwreck sites, and evaluate the potential characteristics and significance of any historic shipwreck site in consultation with the di stated or d in the permit; Received by the ion of Historical Resources Date: Time: Seafarer Exploration Corp. Phone: 813.448.3577 + Fax: 813,749,9426 14497 North Dale Mabry + Suite 209N + Tampa + Florida «33618SEAREX INC. Sinclair Educational Archaeological Research EXpeditions, Inc. James J. Sinclair, WA, Archacologist, President 15argaine Cot St Agu 12150 SE ena mai jimsinlai@seareninccom May 21, 2014 Mary Glowacki, PhD Bureau Chief Bureau of Archaeological Research B Calvin Jones Center for Archaeology 1001DeSoto Park Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32301 850.245.6340 Dear Dr. Glowacki This Letteristo inform you that Ihave accepted the position of archaeologist for Seafarers Exploration Corp/ Seafarers Quest, LLC. inassociation with Permit MB 514 A1, located off shore ofthe Melbourne Beach area ‘A research design was recently submitted to you regarding the proposed scope of investigations and | hope that you find this submission satisfactory. Should you have any questions regarding ‘my participation on this project or the submitted research design please feel free to contact me, BestRegards, jeg James J Sinciair, MA Project Archaeologist Seafarers Exploration Corp,Remote Sensing SURVEY OF MB Si4-Al ‘The area surveyed was Block I which begins at the southernmost point of E-155 and runs north for 3 miles and extends out to sea for approximately 2 miles. Survey line spacing was set to 20 Meters wide and ran parallel to the shore-line for the length of Blockl. The equipment used in this survey consisted of a Geometrics 882 Cesium Vapor Magnetometer, an Imagenex Sport Scan Side Scan Sonar and a Syqwest Strata Box Sub- Bottom Profiler. ‘The remote sensing survey in Block I produced over 1000 magnetic and acoustic anomalies. To better understand the potential of any significant cultural re-sources or shipwreck debris in this area this priority list was compiled to try and facilitate the identification of these anomalies, Although not every anomaly can be visually identified the identification of the selected anomalies should give a better understanding of the potential for shipwreck debris. ‘The anomalies chosen for identification were picked because of their magnetic signatures which are conducive of shipwreck debris, Not every anomaly that may represent shipwreck assemblage could be chosen but a broad enough range of anomalies were picked to conclude whether or not further study should be conducted, or if the patterns reflected in the survey warranted a full-scale recovery. Many of the larger anomalies chosen give a classic signature of 18th-century cannon scatter while the small anomalies appear to be assemblage such as ballast stones, spikes, cannonballs and iron pins. Although many of these anomalies appear to be shipwreck related the identification can only be established and confirmed until visual inspection is conducted. The majority of acoustic anomalies were not chosen for visual identification because most represent the signature of modem debri ‘The boundaries and anomalies of principal interest are as follows: MBS14-Al Boundary Coordinates for E-15SD for the three permit areas which we have now di clarity, Permit Area 1~ South Quadrant, Permit Area 2~ Middle Quadrant and Permit Area 3 — North Quadrant are as follows: Permit MB 514-A1 Starting at a point of beginning at N28* 02'.42" and W80" 32’.600” thence running Northwesterly toa point at N28° 03'.450” and W80" 33’ 050" from there proceed Easterly to a point at N 28° 03° 450" ‘and W80" 31’ 090”, from there proceed southerly to a point at N28" 02" 400" and W80" 30’. 780” thence proceed westerly back to the point of beginning.. MB 514-A1 7 s A Anomalies located in MB 514 - Al ‘Anomalies recorded by the magnetometer appear in the following table. The Lat/Lon numbers for each anomaly are recorded twice in the table on the far right are the anomaly number, the longitude and latitude numbers recorded in decimal seconds, the anomaly readings on the two channels of amplitude that follow and then the Longitude and Latitude numbers appear again in minutes and seconds. 1D ton wat 2 AML —AMP2 LON ur S62 8054687773 2ROSSAI056 2.24 011-07 SRELBGSA 2803.353494 S63 050749695 28055802 2 +©—«S8_—«003._—uRZ.aASBI® 2803.2¢812 S64 an4656589 28.05705272 224 06 0.44 B032.793953. 2803.423763 565 8054664665 28.05721644 1.41 16.88 ~—-1,01_8032.798799 2803.432986 566 -80.5470333 28.05719967 3.16 13 -0.4 — 8032.821998 2803.43198 584 80.54396101 28.05715339 141 0.48 0.86 _-8032.637661 2803.429203 585 80.54472292 28.05740868 1 55.11 53.57 8032.683375 2803.444521 589 80.54300605 28.05680719 141 24 © -0.238082.580363 2803.408031 S91 9053911929 28.050887 141 03-062 9032-47157 2002412068 S92 058845701 2805710792 2 086 —-a.84_gos2.307421 2603426075 596 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The ship appears to have sunk and broken apart on an 80° azimuth reading from 28°33” N 80° 33°W line.Recovery and Conservation Operations Annual Budget Description DollarAmount Captain Salary* $40,000.00" Diver 1Salary* $35,000.00" Diver 2 Salary* $35,000.00" Diver 3 Salary* $30,000.00" Diver 4 Salary* $24,000.00" Diver 5 Salary* $24,000.00* Diver 6 Salary* $24,000.00" Security Salary* $24,000.00" Archaeologist Salary* $48,000.00* Dock rental includingdock | $21,450.00 utilities Fuel for Vessel(s) $8,000.00 Maintenance on Vessel(s), | $6,000.00 such as oil changes and tune ups, etc. Boat Parts $6,000.00 Boat Insurance $24,000.00 Dive Equipment $1500.00 Misc. Equipment and $2,160.00 Supplies Air/Nitroxfordivetanks | $600.00 Food $2,000.00 Postage/Fed Ex/Priority $600.00 Conservation and Curator | $50,000.00 Total Estimate Annual $ 406,010.00* Budget “Does not include stock bonuses which are given periodically The above numerical figures may vary depending on the length of salvage season, the weather, sea conditions, and the number of artifacts recovered. Vessel and crew will be ready to do research and recovery operations from June through September each year. The operational season may also be extended depending on weather and sea condition.Financial Ability; Seafarer reported in the December 31 2013 Annual Report, that Seafarer has additional paid in capital of $7,453,578.00.QDYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION May 20, 2014 Mary Glowacki, Ph. D. Chief and State Archaeologist Office of the Bureau Chief Bureau of Archaeological Research B, Calvin Jones Center for Archaeology at the Governor Martin House 1001 de Soto Park Drive Tallahassee, Pl. 32301 Ms, Glowacki, In the past, Odayssey Marine Exploration has facilitated conservation services on recovered artifacts for Seafarer Exploration, Pursuant to a forthcoming contract being, executed by both organizations, Odyssey Marine would provide as a contractor, conservation services to Seafarer Exploration on artifacts recovered from the Juno Reach and Melbourne Beach wrecks for any recoveries that occur in 2014. These artifacts would be conserved in Odyssey Marine's Tampa Conservation facility which would be made available for inspection upon your request. Sincerely, We Mark Gordon President and Chief Operating Officer Odyssey Marine Exploration 5215 West Laurel Street Tampa, FL 33607 Ce: Caroline Seogna + (0) 813.876.1776 + (813.876.1777 © worveshimwreck.netRESEARCH DESIGN UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION FOR THE SUBMERGED SITE MB 514-Al OFF MELBOURNE BEACH, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA Prepared by James Sinclair, MA, Project Archaeologist Seafarer Exploration Corporation 14497 Dale Mabry Highway, Suite 209N Tampa, Florida 33618 May 2014TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Research Goals and Objectives 3.0 General Research Questions 4.0 Methods 5.0 Analysis 6.0 Reporting and Dissemination of Results 7.0 Conelusion References Cited LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Chart Showing MB $14-A1 Figure 2, Prioritaized Anomalies in Block 1 Figure 3. Seafarer’s Iron Maiden 12 4 4 121.0 Introduction This Archaeological Data Recovery Plan for the 2014-2015 for MB 514-A1 Project describes the archaeological objectives, methodology, and protocols that will guide the fieldwork. Background Ina joint effort by the State Bureau of Archaeological Research (FBAR) and Seafarer’s Quest LLC(SEAFARER) to determine the existence and source of colonial shipwreck material and debris found in approximately 3.4 x 2 nautical miles area owned and controlled by the State of Florida, adjacent to Spessard Holland Park in Melbourne Beach, Florida, and in compliance with the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research’s (FBAR) requirements, SEAFARER is submitted this Research Design for the year/season 2014-2015, This research design is specific to a sub section of the overall area (MB 514) for which the original design was constructed. However, in this instance the Florida Bureau of Archaeology has requested that the area for which this research design was put together be broken down into three smaller areas each with its own set of permits and attending paperwork. Each Permit inclusive of a separate research design. Inasmuch as this area (MB 514-A1) is a subsection of the overall area that the original design was created for - the methodology remains the same, however the area in question will be addressed as an individual permit with unique permit application, research design, target list, maps and identification numbers. This particular area, MB 514-A\, is of interest to Seafarer. This was the area in which anomaly scatter is present that may be associated with the primary. The Scope of Work and Schedule contained herein also serve to further SEAPARER’s Research and Exploration Contractual requirements for the State of Florida, Time consuming and extensive surveys, research, exploration, dig and identify searches have been conducted by others before 2000, and by HTQ since the year 2000 until 2012 for nearly twelve (12) year period in order to identify the appropriate survey area and equipment up to this point in time. This involved state-of-the-art high technology remote sensing survey work. The artifacts found in previous years reflect strong evidence of an association with the Spanish 1715 Tierra Firme (South America) and New Spain (Mexico) fleets, or other unidentified period and/or nationality salvage vessel or vessels, or even ships involved in official or illicit salvage, sunk by tropical storm activity or other strong weather event in the interval between the year 1715 and the 19" century. The artifacts were located and recovered while remote-sensing surveys and target verification were conducted in the area under an Exploration Contract issued by the FBAR, and permits issued by the FL FDEP and US ACOE. SEAFARER acknowledges FBAR’s active participation in assisting, providing guidance, advice, and cooperation with HTQ and others in this research and design survey effort over the past twelve (12) years. Eleven of the twelve ships, more or less, that comprised the 1715 Plate Fleet were driven ashore and sunk by the July 30-31, 1715 hurricane and scattered along the East coast of Florida. One particular deposition by a survivor, recorded by a royal court notary, stated that he floated on ahatch cover for three days in sight of land; this deposition is in the Contratacién section of the Archivo General de Indias (AGI), Seville, Spain: Captain Sebastian Mendez, pilot of the ship...he departed from Havana on the 24th day of July in company of the Galleons and the Flota, and he was lost on Wednesday the 31", at two o'clock in the morning, because of a hurricane that came on from the east-northeast so strongly that although he has sailed the seas for many year's and suffered through many tempests he has never seen another like it for violence, and his ship and all the rest were lost, some before and some after Palmar de Ays (considered near and around present-day Sebastian Inlet), at 28 degrees 10 minutes (North Latitude)...in an area nine leagues (36 nautical miles or 41.42 statute miles)* from north 10 south...” * During the late 17"-century and first quarter of the 18"-century, one Spanish nautical league was equal to 4 nautical miles; 17.5 Spanish leagues were equal to 1 degree of latitude, Other historical data show there were visual reports of shipwrecks and scattered wreckage in the wake of this hurricane northwest toward the lower mouth of the Banana River which is at 28 degrees 08 minutes. The southern area of MB 514-A1 is just south of the lower mouth of the Banana River. Artifacts have been found both north and south of this location by beachcombers for many years, and many cannon and anchors from this area were recovered during the 1930s and 940s, sold for scrap metal or sold to individuals, restaurants, motels, and publie parks, across Florida, as revealed by Harry Goode, Mayor of Melbourne (personal communication, 2003). Over the past fifty years, six wrecks have been located and tentatively identified as having being part of the 1715 Plate Fleet or as contemporaneous salvage vessels, Artifacts from these ships have been recovered in projects conducted before the development of current underwater state- of-the-art scientific archaeological technologies and techniques (de Bry, 1995). thas long been recognized by scholars, archaeologists and historians that if one of the as-yet to bbe located ships from the 1715 Fleet or other yet unidentified vessels were found relatively in a good state of in situ preservation with a high degree of integrity, it would present a unique opportunity for educational institutions, State and local communities, for undertaking archaeological investigations using state-of-the-art equipment and technologies; conservation of the cultural material and surviving elements of ship architectural remains would be done using the latest conservation techniques, such as the one outlined by Texas A & M University’s conservation team. Studying the finds for scholarly purposes, placing the artifacts in their historical context for publie/student education, appreciation of the rich history of Florida and European colonies of the Americas, assembling artifacts in a non-profit museum colle environment, not only for display but also for research all in a facility within the State of Florida, are the stated goals of SEAFARER. Such a collection would not be dispersed and would remain whole for present and future generations of researchers to study, SEAPARER subscribes to the principle that any significant cultural material recovered as mutually agreed upon with the State of Florida's Bureau of Archaeological Research should be for the benefit of the public at large. This project is being carried out in compliance with these principles and with private funding‘The area in which recent finds are located is within 4.8 km (3 miles) of Florida's shores more or less, and are thus within the area in which the State of Florida has ownership and/or control of abandoned shipwrecks, debris, or abandoned cargo, under the Federal Abandoned Shipwreck Act. The recent finds south of Cape Canaveral indicate that remains of one ot mote of the missing 1715 Plate Fleet vessels may in fact be present in this area. The excellent state of preservation of the artifacts found, such as the pistol with working parts and intact wooden grip, containing two lead shot wired together (split shot), dated 1709 and bearing the stamped name of gunsmith known to have operated in Mexico then (Ramirez), two silver orate communion or platters/chargers inscribed with name of a Spanish upper class and perhaps nobility woman Dota Juan Isabel de Chebes Espinosa de los Monteros), a silver dagger or knife handle, a twelve~ centimeter long (5 inches) silver miniature cannon (possibly a “noon cannon”), an iron cannon, many other period artifacts including ceramic, iron and copper-based fasteners, and wooden element of ship structures and fittings, all suggest one or more historic shipwrecks. This particular shipwreck or shipwrecks is/are located in a deep layer of heavy anaerobic clay, covered with sandy, marl seabed and layers of sea shells; low visibility and the presence of sharks in murky waters contribute to the difficult task of exploring and investigating. However, these conditions suggest to SEAFARER’s archaeologists and biologist / conservator the possibility of excellent in siru preservation of the material culture contained within the site. This has created an unprecedented opportunity for the use of state-of-the-art archaeological techniques to study this site and implement a systematic program of archaeological and environmental investigation of the site and surrounding areas. This research design, previous surveys, testing, conservation and study of the artifacts, and as SEAFARER has insisted upon, combine to determine that the majority of the unique artifacts not represented in the State of Florida’s collection from other shipwreck sites should be retained by the State of Florida to contribute to further research, preservation, and public benefits through public outreach programs by the State of Florida, SEAFARER, or other recognized institutions (such as non- profit museum display). ‘Asa part of the conditions of this Contract, due to recent changes in subcontractor and the need to do some selected resurvey of targets in the southern areas due to earlier lay back of the Magnetometer data management problems with some selected remote sensing surveys, itis SEAFARER’s new management goal going forward, to provide the very latest planning and utilization of state-of-the-art high-tech survey tools and technologies. This is in close cooperation with the FBAR, local communities and educational institutions, thus requiring the submission of this Archaeological Research Design.Fig, 1.Former &-15 (Block 1) Survey Location Map with magnetometer coverage (green) and debris areas shown.Pia hehyags PEPE REE REG 4 ia “eMa siaaa | o @ ne. MB 514 showing all three permit areas, note* area 2 is the center area.2.0 Research Goals and Objectives Project Goat This phase of the investigation will further define the elements of the shipwreck site and recover significant information about the nature of the ship (or ships) and its contents and cargo, One of the primary goals is to locate a ballast stone deposit that will provide a more definite shipwreck context. Project Objective A phased investigation will better define the nature of the wreck or wrecks and provide more detailed information for the management of the shipwreck site(s) and possible full recovery at some future date, Field Objectives Maintain a high degree of context control for the recovery by locating and establishing the survey grid at the site. + Once located, define and record all surviving null architecture and fittings in the investigation area in order to determine vessel form and type. + Determine the distribution of cargo and shipboard functions by conducting systematic investigation of grid blocks near the apparent amidships area, ie. ballast mound. + Determine the nature of the wreck site and its contents immediately adjacent to the ballast deposit in order to provide a cultural and natural context for the materials deposited on Spessard Holland Park, ie. gold and silver coins and Chinese blue on white export porcelain shards. 3.0 General Research Questions ‘What type of vessel foundered on the shoals off Spessard Holland Park? Why did the vessel sink? When precisely did the vessel sink? ‘What was the name of the vessel? ‘What was the origin and destination of the vessel? ‘What was the precise nature of the cargo? How was the vessel cargo hold loaded? Was the vessel salvaged in part after the sinking by the Spanish, Ais Indians, pirates and others?‘What do the vessel and its cargo tell us about political, social and economic life in Spain and its New World colonies? ‘What does the vessel reveal about regional and coastal trade and its link to the Spanish New World colonies? ‘What if any evidence of the merging indigenous cultures of the new world and that of the Colonial Spanish is evident in the collection of recovered material 4.0 Methods To answer the research questions above and to meet the stated goals and objectives a sampling strategy has been developed based on previous research conducted on other Spanish Colonial sites Continuing Remote Sensing Survey Should further remote sensing become necessary Seafarer will utilize state-of-the-art equipment to gather data at the same time dive operations are taking place (dig and identify). This survey will utilize a Geometric Cesium Vapor 882 Magnetometer integrated with a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) for sub-meter accuracy. SEAFARER will use navigation software to ensure the accurate collection of all data. A series of track lines will be plotted over the position of the site prior to the remote sensing survey. Spaced at 50-foot intervals, each of the track lines will cover the length and width of MBS14 - AI to ensure complete coverage. Results from the already completed remote sensing surveys will provide data critical to understanding the condition and extent of the site as well as bottom conditions and sediments. will assist in identifying any site formation changes that may have occurred since the initial site investigations in previous years. Fig, 2. Anomalies areas in MB 614 Area 4‘The investigation of MB 514-A1 will rely on the data obtained from the magnetometer survey conducted and described in the permit application also a partial survey was conducted by Land and Sea Surveying and that data is also being incorporated , Based on the results of this survey, attempts will be made to first relocate the iron cannon that was (inexplicably) moved by a previous group, Order of investigation of recorded magnetic anomalies based upon the survey will be in order of importance: Targets in MB 514-AL Muttibeam 12 ftlong anomaly N 026°02,821 W 080°32.236 Mattibeam Anomaly N 028°02.857 W 080°32.326 Mag hit 601 N.028 03.345 W 080 32.089 Mag hit 602 N 028 03.343 W080 32,065, Mag hit 603 028 03.328 W080 32.083 Mag hit 607 N028 03.332 W080 92.098, Mag hit 647 N028 03.151 W080 31.336 Mag hit 763 N 028 02.816 W 080 32.269 ‘Mag hit 734 N 028 02.985 W 080 32.463, Mag hit 789 N 028 02.574 W080 31.489 Mag hit 842 N 028 02.445 W 080 32.481 Based Upon these initial prioritized target investigations, we will be utilizing the more comprehensive anomaly data list that we submitted with the application for this permit, Context Control The first objective for the MB 514-A1 Project will be to maintain a high degree of context control for the recovery by relocating and re-establishing previously located artifact groupings. Using the previously conducted survey data and DGPS coordinates, as has been used in the previous phase of the investigation of this site. Once a ballast mound and/or a substantial shipwreck deposit has been identified, a baseline, 100 feet in length will be established along the ballast mound. This polypropylene baseline, tagged at 10-foot increments will serve as the guide for establishing the primary baseline. This 100-foot baseline, oriented parallel to the exposed ballast deposit, when found, will serve as the main baseline for the primary cultural deposit investigation. All baselines and transect lines will be secured to the seafloor using large screw anchors. All grid lines will be tagged in 10-foot intervals to assist in establishing the grid blocks to be investigated during this investigation. Line tags will consist of differing colors for orientation on the site, Once the primary baseline has been established, subsequent perpendicular 10temporary transect lines will be placed over the wreck site depending upon the area of the wreek to be investigated. This will reduce the amount of transect lines on the wreck site at any one time. These transects will then be used to position the rigid frame grid squares over the wreck site. Each rigid grid square will be 10 feet by 10 feet square and anchored in the seafloor with vertical anchor points driven into the seafloor. In an effort to manage the acquisition of data and maintain context control of the artifact assemblage, the 10-foot by 10-foot grid square will be further divided into four, S-foot square quadrants once large concentration of historic artifacts are encountered, This will allow divers to control the horizontal and vertical position of hull components, if present, and artifacts during the excavation, Smaller 1-foot drawing grids will also be utilized to record details in the grid squares. To ensure accurate placement of transect lines and the placement of rigid frame grid squares, buoys will be drop placed with sub-meter accuracy at the end of each transect line prior to establishing the transect lines. This will allow divers more accuracy when anchoring transect lines in the seafloor. All grids will be established in relation to the on-site baseline. Determination of Extant Hull Remains Once a ballast mound has been located and it has been determined that some structural remains are extant under and around the ballast stones, a hydro-probe survey will be carried over the entire wreck site, Hydro-probing, similar to shovel testing in terrestrial archaeology, allows divers to quickly and non-intrusively determine the extent of buried hull remains. Review of the previous investigation indicates some hull structure, possibly associated with a 19"-century wreck, approximately 2-3 feet beneath the sand bottom. The most effective method to determine the amount of lower hull remains is to utilize a hydro-probe in a grid format, spaced at 10-foot intervals perpendicular to an established baseline. Proceeding from the baseline and hydro- probing every 10 feet perpendicular to the baseline, the diver will be able to determine the extent of lower-huli remains by either negative or positive “hits”. Once obtaining a negative return with the hydro-probe, the diver will then work back toward the baseline at 1-foot intervals until a positive retum is obtained. ‘The results of the hydro-probing will assist the Project Archaeologist, or archaeologists, with recommendations relative to future investigations and allow for a better delineation of the remaining hull structure, if found, associated with the MB 514-A1 Shipwreck or shipwrecks. Preliminary Surface Collection of Exposed Artifacts Associated with a Ballast Area In conjunetion with the hydro-probing survey of possible hull structure, a controlled surface collection/mapping will be carried out of any exposed artifacts. Divers will inspect the bottom in 2-foot ares at each hydro-probe location. Artifact types and descriptions will be logged on the surface as well as positions prior to removal. This survey will document the site formation process of disturbances due to anthropogenic agencies and/or natural storm and sedimentation events. Tight context control will ensure artifact distributions across the site will be documented for analysis. Recordation of Hull Architecture and Filings uwAll surviving hull architecture and fittings will be recorded in the areas investigated to assist in determining the vessel form and type. It is anticipated that a systematic approach to the investigation of various grids will allow the Project Archaeologist or archaeologists to record the extant hull construetion and fittings of the MB 514-A1 Shipwreck(s). Recordation of the vesse! construction will include measured drawings/sketches and measurements recorded by divers to the surface dive control station. The method of recordation will depend upon the underwater environment onsite during the investigation. Environmental elements affecting the method of hull recordation may include visibility, current/surge, or sediments within the water column. All structural features and artifact concentrations will be fully recorded and shall be mapped and integrated into a composite site plan, The locations of recovery and mapping may shift from the MB 514-A1 site, to one of the other permit areas adjacent to the MB 514-A1 area, Investigation of the Grid Blocks Additional investigations will include a number of grid blocks adjacent to the ballast deposit when and if located. Investigation of this area may assist in providing a cultural and natural context for the artifact material deposited in modern times, Assessment of Hull Structure along the Keel An assessment of the extant hull structure along the keel, if present, will be made after the aforementioned grid blocks have been successfully documented. Systematic investigations will be undertaken along one side of the keel assembly to tie in hull construction features between the excavated grid blocks. Provenience Control and Excavation ‘The excavation methods for an intact ballast area and hull structure are designed to maintain tight control of spatial data for artifacts. This is in order to inform both interpretation and guide fature management decisions and recovery efforts. Excavation of the overburden on a ballast area of intact hull structure will be undertaken with 3-inch induction dredges within gridded, -foot by 5-foot quadrants of each 10-foot by 10-foot grid square. Caution will be used during all dredging operations to ensure that artifacts, features, and changes in sediment are observed during the dredging process. When observed, dredging activity will stop and appropriate procedures followed to ensure that artifacts and features are not disturbed by the dredge head and that necessary methods for any special recovery needs of particular artifacts are established and that spatial and stratigraphic data are properly recorded and assessed. Artifacts and features encountered during dredging operations will remain in-situ for mapping. Artifacts and features will be plotted using triangulation within each 10 foot by 10 foot grid square, and its disposition mapped prior (o recovery. Photographs of artifacts and features in situ will also be taken if visibility permits. Archaeologists will map on Mylar sheets pre-labeled with grid and scale marks corresponding to the grid inserts. After mapping, cach artifact will be tagged upon recovery with appropriate provenience information including grid square, quadrant and sub grid location, Onee properly tagged, artifacts will be taken to the surface and placed in immediate care of the State designated/approved conservator for proper storage and processing. 2In areas that contain concentrations of very small artifacts observed by the excavator (less than 2 inches), 1 gallon buckets will be used to scoop the sediment containing the artifacts. This process will take place in discrete, recorded locations so that each bucket will have a solid provenience. ‘The tagged buckets will be brought to the surface for screening and the artifacts tagged with corresponding provenience information. Fig. 3. Seafarer’ Iron Maiden Conservation and Curation of Artifacts ‘The Project Archaeologist will be on the research vessel as needed to take custody of all artifacts, and associated materials from the site. All artifacts and associated materials brought to the surface will be immediately placed in appropriate containers to ensure artifacts remain in a wet environment and that all provenience data remains with the artifact. Artifact packaging and stabilization on the research vessel will be conducted by the Project Archaeologist or his assistant, SEAFARER has entered into an agreement with Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa, FL, to conduct all conservation services on all recovered artifacts. Please see the Agreement letter from Odyssey Marine Exploration included as part of the Permit Request submission. Itis the intent of Seafarer to open a State approved conservation laboratory, preferably in conjunction with a local college. B5.0 Analysis, Hull Analysis All surviving hull architecture, (when found) and fittings will be located and recorded in the areas investigated to assist in determining the vessel form and type. Detailed analysis of the surviving hull components is critical to estimating vessel size and function, and can offer conclusions on the vessel’s origins and the vessel type. The surviving hull may also provide clues as to how the vessel was wrecked, why the vessel sank and if the vessel was salvaged. Hull analysis can also detail how cargo was loaded and stored while at sea, SEAFARER will incorporate available literature for comparative analysis with the vessel remains. Such literature includes several 18 century ship construction treatises as well as archaeological 18m century shipwreck site comparisons and syntheses. Examples from this extant body of literature include: ‘Mungo Murray's A Treatise on Shipbuilding and Navigations (1765), William Hutchinson’s A Treatise on Naval Architecture (1794), and David Steel’s The Elements and Practices of Naval Architecture (1805). Archaeologicelly recorded 18m century vessel remains that may be appropriate for comparisons include but are not limited to: 44Y O88, the British brig Betsey sunk at Yorktown, Virginia in 1781 during the American Revolution (Morris 1991); The Hollandia Compendium (1992); the English-built merchantman San Felipe wrecked in 1733 off of Florida (Becker and James 1995); the British sloop Industry wrecked in 1764 off Florida (Franklin et al. 1999); the British Transport located off Chub Heads Cut, Bermuda (Krivor 1998); the £! Nuevo Consiante built in England in 1764 (Pearson and Hoffman 1995); and the 18m century Reader's Point wreck, located in St, Anne’s Bay, Jamaica (Cook and Rubenstein 1995); The General Carleton Shipwreck, 1785 (2008). Additionally, modern syntheses of 18m century vessel construction practices based on archaeological remains such as Morris, Watts and Franklin's The Comparative Analysis of 18th-Century Vessel Remains in the Archaeological Record: A Synthesized Theory of Framing Evolution (1995) and La Belle - Cavelier de La Salle, L’ Expédition de 1684 (2000), will aid in a more thorough analysis of the archaeological and hull remains (if found) of the MB 514 ~A2 Project. Artifact Spatial Analysis Analysis of the spatial grouping of artifacts across the site is a major objective in the research design of this project. The control of provenience information for artifact mapping and recovery has been addressed in the excavation methods section and it is acknowledged that SEAFARER will provide detailed artifact inventories including provenience, material type, weight, and size, with associated records. The integration of the provenience data, the physical type data, and function data of the artifacts into a geo-referenced, digital layout that allows varying, arrangements of this data, is critical to this aspect of the project’s research design. For purposes of intra-site spatial analysis, artifacts will be catalogued using a system closely following the system developed by Stanley South for artifact pattern analysis (1977) on British Colonial sites in the United States, This approach offers a systematic way to label artifacts in order to observe potential patterns of shipboard function, and has been used with success in prior shipwreck analyses (see Moore 2002, Meade 2001, Wilde-Ramsing 2006). The categories used to label artifacts are relevant to shipboard functions and include: ship architecture, food ways (onboard), personal items, tools, armament, cargo, and intrusive artifacts. All identifiable artifacts shall be assigned a functional category within the main artifact database. 14Itis Seafarer’s intent, in order to discern patterning across the site based upon these categories, each artifact location will be transferred into the geo-referenced site plan in AutoCAD associated with the site grids. It is also Seafarers intent for visual referencing, all artifacts will be displayed in the site plan using a color coded to the category to which the artifact was assigned. Pattern analysis can then be conducted using frequency within excavation grids to discern relationships between the categories and their frequency and location, Statistical significance of these frequencies can be analyzed using chi square distributions and the “t-test”. The t-test is a ‘mathematical test that assesses if observed differences in means are statistically significant and so are not likely to be chance. Both are mathematical probability calculators that serve as barometers of significance in statistical testing. The pattem analysis can help discem the relationship of artifact types and their frequency between units and help to reveal pattems related to the ship’s layout, and its site formation processes. These distribution analyses will also be applied to additional attributes of the artifacts in order to assess patterns not specifically associated with shipboard function. For example, analyzing the distribution of heavier artifacts versus lighter artifacts across a gridded location may suggest pattems associated with post- wrecking processes that have affected the site layout over time. Coneretions represent a special consideration on the wreck with regards to analysis of shipboard functions. The artifact types embedded in the concretions, and the identification of the concretions themselves shall be an important component of pattern analysis. SEAFARER will integrate visual recording and concretion data into the frequency analysis to the greatest extent possible given the parameters of the work associated with large concretions during this phase of the project. Ultimately, the analysis of artifact spatial patteming across the site, in association with the known elements of the hull structure or structures, will significantly help to address questions about the ships layout. ‘This data can also help address questions about ship type, wrecking processes, and site formation processes. Antifact Processing and Analysis Archaeologists and laboratory staff from SEAFARER will be on the recovery vessel to take custody of all artifacts and associated materials on a daily basis and will be responsible for immediate care, maintenance of provenience/contextual data, stabilization, curation and conservation in consultation with FBAR. SEAFARER has entered into an agreement with Odyssey Marine Exploration of Tampa, FL, for Odyssey to conduct all conservation services on all recovered artifacts. It is the intent of Seafarer to open a State approved conservation laboratory, preferably in conjunetion with a local college. Please see the Agreement letter from Odyssey Marine Exploration included as part of the Permit Request submission, SEAFARER will provide a complete inventory of artifact types, styles and distributions on a weekly basis in order to assist in guiding the recovery operations. Detailed artifact analysis by the SEAFARER Project Archaeologist, and archival researcher will answer questions pertaining to time periods, the origin and destination of the vessel, the origin and destination of the cargo as well as the possible name of the vessel. This information combined with the historical research can detail the political, social and economic life in the Middle Atlantic Colonies and reveal information about the regional, coastal and international trade networks in the colonial world, 156.0 Reporting and Dissemination of Results SEAFARER will compile and produce graphically illustrated and scientifically sound technical reports that conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Archeological Documentation and the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research’s Guidelines for Architectural and Archaeological Surveys in Florida. A popular report intended for a wide audience will also be prepared for public distribution, as well as commercially marketable publications. Presentation at Professional Conferences At the discretion of the Department of State, SEAFARER will present the project background, previous investigations, vessel history, and investigative findings at public conferences in Florida and nationwide, 7.0 Conclusion Itis anticipated that much of the MB 514-A1 fieldwork will be completed at the end of October, 2017, weather permitting. The entire effort will be conducted in collaboration with the State of Florida Department of State, Bureau of Archaeological Research, and as such, any changes to field objectives, methodology or data recovery will be made in consultation with the State to ensure that the best interests of the project are served REFERENCES CITED Beeker, Charles D. and Stephen R. James, Jr. 1995 Underwater Archaeological Investigations at the Site of the 1733 Spanish Fleet Shipwreck Tentatively Identified as the San Feli indiana University Field School. Tallahassee, Florida. Prepared for the Bureau of Archaeological Research Division of Historical Resources. Boudriot, Jean 2000 La Belle - Cavelier de La Salle, L’Expédition de 1684, with the collaboration of John de Bry, Jean-Claude Lemineur & James E. Bruseth and Layne Hedrick. Collection Archéologie Navale Frangaise, Paris. Cook, Gregory and Amy L. Rubenstein 1995 ‘The Reader” Point Project: The Excavation of an Eighteenth-Century Sloop in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica. In The Depths Defined: The 1995 Underwater Archaeology 16Proceedings from the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology. Ed. Paul F. Johnston, Uniontown, Pennsylvania: Transvision. Published for the Society for Historical Archaeology. Dolan Research, Inc. 2005 Phase 1 and Phase 2 Underwater Archaeological Investigations Lewes Beach and Roosevelt Inlet Borrow Areas Delaware Bay, Sussex County, Delaware. Submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. 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Meade, Chuck 2001 Archaeology of Economic Transition: the Excavation of the San Marcos Shipwreck, a Mid-Nineteenth Century Merchant Sailing Ship Lost at St. Marks, Florida. 2002 An Archaeological and Historical Analysis of Hamilton’s Wreck, Pensacola Bay, FL. ‘An MA thesis submitted to the University of West Florida, Historical Archaeological Department, Pensacola, FL. Morris 111, John William 1991 Site 44Y O88: The Archaeological Assessment of the Hull Remains At Yorktown, Virginia. Unpublished M.A. Thesis, Department of History, East Carolina University. Morris III, John William, Gordon P. Watts, and Marianne Franklin 1995 The Comparative Analysis of 18th-Century Vessel Remains in the Archaeological Record: A Synthesized Theory of Framing Evolution. In The Depths Defined: The 1995 Underwater Archacology Proceedings from the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology. Ed, Paul F Johnston, Uniontown, Pennsylvania: Transvision, Published for the Society for Historical Archaeology. 7Be! ‘SDYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION May 20, 2014 Mary Glowacki, Ph. D. Chief and State Archaeologist Office of the Bureau Chief Bureau of Archaeological Research B. Calvin Jones Genter for Archaeology at the Governor Martin House 1001 de Soto Park Drive Tallahassee, FL 32301 Ms, Glowacki, In the past, Odayssey Marine Exploration has facilitated conservation services on recovered artifacts for Seafarer Exploration. Pursuant to a forthcoming contract being executed by both organizations, Odyssey Marine would provide as a contractor, conservation services to Seafarer Exploration on artifacts recovered from the Juno Beach and Melbourne Beach wrecks for any recoveries that occur in 2014. These artifacts would be conserved in Odyssey Marine's Tampa Conservation facility which would be made available for inspection upon your request. Sincerely, a wW Mark Gordon President and Chief Operating Officer Odyssey Marine Exploration 5215 West Laurel Street ‘Tampa, FL 33607 Ce: Caroline Scogna Ss 5215 West Laurel Server # ‘Tampa, 1.33607 + (9) 813.876.1776 © (9 81 1777 + woowshipwrvekanet