Scientists exploring marine life in the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year uncovered a shipwreck site believed to be 200 years old. The site was scattered with cannons, muskets and a variety of other items, according to the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

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