Historic shipwrecks of the Dominican Republic and Haiti: The Second Edition!

"This unique book is a must for everybody who is interested not only in historical shipwrecks around Hispaniola Island (actually the Dominican Republic and Haiti), but also in pirate history."

The Second Edition adds approximately 100 new vessel/fleet disasters to the areas of Samana, Santo Domingo, Azua, Tortuga and Cap-Haitien. New information includes the mystery of the "Opale" and the disappearing island, an expanded overview of the Bobadilla fleet, and more information regarding the "Imperial" and "Diomede".

Almost 400 shipwrecks are described in this book, many of them laden with unimaginable treasures and with exact locations, histories, photos, maps and drawings. This book does not only cover Spanish shipwrecks of the Colonial Era - though they form a major part of the content of the book - but also English, French, Dutch, Portuguese and historically documented lost pirate ships as well.

Dozens of maps with locations of the shipwrecks, more than 50 photos and many drawings give the reader a more detailed view. These sometimes long - forgotten shipwrecks still lie at the bottom of crystal clear waters around Hispaniola Island, which, for many decades, was the most important base of the onquest of the New World.

"Faience Wreck" in Montecristi Bay

This wreck is of a fairly large merchant ship thought to have sunk in the 1760's. The wreck was so named because of its cargo, which seems to be Faience and Rouen dinnerware, still in amazing condition for its age, with a large proportion of plates still intact. Local divers have reported seeing "racks of Faience plates and tin/pewter plates in the deep areas of the wreck". Even though the cargo is fused together in the coral matrix, initial samples of Faience were in excellent condition, some of which are in the museum in Santo Domingo...

"Le Scipion" - shipwrecked in Samana

The French man-of-war "Scipion" was lost in Samaná bay after a full-scale naval battle with two English Royal Navy ships. After the battle the "Scipion" entered Samaná Bay and prepared to drop anchor, with her Captain partially disabled, having been shot in the thigh. Fifteen sailors were already dead with another 43 seriously injured. Turning around in Samaná Bay, the "Scipion" struck a coral head, which ripped her wide open. She sank in 30 feet of water...

"Turkish Galleon" - wrecked in Saona Island

Many historically-known treasure ships that were shipwrecked around Hispaniola Island are still waiting to be discovered. One of them is the flagship of the Torres fleet of 32 ships called "El Dorado" that sunk with incredible treasures and all persons on board in a strong hurricane in 1502 somewhere between Saona Island and the eastern point of the island... ... AND AROUND 400 SHIPWRECKS MORE!