Explorer believes he has found the remains of Columbus' Santa Maria

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Explorer believes he has found the remains of Columbus' Santa Maria
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An underwater archeological investigator believes he has found the wreckage of Christopher Columbus' Santa Maria off the northern coast of Haiti.

Barry Clifford tells The Independent that "all of the geographical, underwater topography, and archeological evidence strongly suggest" that it is the famous flagship, which sank in 1492. Clifford used information and photographs gathered from earlier expeditions and data gleaned from Columbus' diary to pinpoint the location. Clifford planned on making a definitive identification earlier this month by photographing a cannon on the ship, but during his trip to the wreckage found that it had been looted.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.