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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

REVEALED: Sunken ship may hold secrets of vasco da gama s last voyage archaeologists say | Rare Historical Photos

The wreckage of a ship discovered off the coast of Kenya may have been from legendary explorer Vasco da Gama’s final voyage across the Indian Ocean, archaeologists say in a new study.

Researchers say the ship, discovered in 2013 in waters off a Kenyan coastal town, is a Portuguese vessel and may have been Da Gama’s Sao Jorge, which sank in 1524 – the year the famed explorer died in India, likely from malaria.

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