China Raises 800-Year-Old Sunken Ship

December 21st, 2007 in Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
China Raises 800-Year-Old Sunken Ship (AP)

A salvage barge lifts a specially designed basket containing the wreck of the 800-year-old merchant ship "Nanhai No. 1" from the waters off the south China coast near Yangjiang, southern China's Guangdong province Friday, Dec. 21, 2007. The Nanhai No. 1, which means "South China Sea No. 1," sank off the south China coast with some 60,000 to 80,000 items on board, Xinhua News Agency reported, citing Wu Jiancheng, head of the excavation project. (AP Photo/Color China Photo)

(AP) -- After 800 years at the bottom of the sea, a merchant ship loaded with porcelain and other rare antiques was raised to the surface Friday in a specially built basket, a state news agency reported.

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