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Shipwreck! Captain Kidd

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Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,Researchers from Indiana University snorkel observing the remains of a ship thought to be Captain Kidd's Quedagh Merchant.

Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,Fritz Hanselmann and Charles Beeker (L-R) of Indiana University look over artifacts with a researcher at a government lab.

Image: Fritz Hanselmann guides a cannon salvaged from a shipwreck

Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,Indiana University's Fritz Hanselmann guides a cannon, salvaged from a 300-year-old shipwreck thought to be Captain Kidd's Quedagh Merchant, down onto a truck for transportation to a lab.

Image: Single cannons and part of a large cannon and anchor pile are seen

Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,Single cannons and part of a large cannon and anchor pile are seen, part of a shipwreck thought to be Captain Kidd's Quedagh Merchant.

Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,Fritz Hanselmann and Charles Beeker (L-R) of Indiana University look over artifacts with Francis Soto (far R) and a researcher at a government lab.

Image: Charles Beeker (Right) and Claudia Johnson discuss plans

Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,Indiana University's Charles Beeker (Right) and Claudia Johnson discuss the plan for the day's exploration of a shipwreck thought to be Captain Kidd's Quedagh Merchant.

Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,A wooden artifact discovered amongst piles of anchors and cannons is measured during the exploration of a shipwreck thought to be Captain Kidd's Quedagh Merchant.

Image: Filmmakers and scientists headed for the remains of a ship

Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,Filmmakers and scientists aboard a boat headed for the remains of a ship thought to be Captain Kidd's Quedagh Merchant.

Image: Researchers inspect a sunken cannon from a shipwreck

Shipwreck! Captain Kidd,Researchers from Indiana University inspect a sunken cannon from a shipwreck thought to be Captain Kidd's Quedagh Merchant.