Divers' find may be oldest ship

HAYLING ISLAND - Divers believe they may have found the oldest ship in the world

HAYLING ISLAND - Divers believe they may have found the oldest ship in the world. Carbon dating shows that wood found on the seabed off Hayling Island, Hampshire, is 6,431 years old.

If the wood turns out to come from a ship, it means they have found the oldest wreck known - predating the pyramids and Stonehenge.

The wood has been discovered by members of the diving team who located the Tudor warship, Mary Rose, off Southsea.

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