Shifting sands on a Welsh beach have revealed the skeletal remains of a long-lost trading vessel believed to have been sunk in the late 1800s. A photo of the remains on Warren beach in Abersoch, Gwynedd shows the seaweed-covered wooden frame almost entirely buried by the sand.
Entirely submerged for several years, the ship's outline has once-again made an appearance on a beach fronted by the nearby Warren Holiday Park. It's a reminder of the rich maritime history of the Llyn Peninsula and how, until the 20th century, most local trade was conducted by sea and many a merchant vessel paid a heavy price on the peninsula’s treacherous coast.
The shipwreck is thought to be that of the Fosil, a small ship driven ashore, according to North Wales Live. She is one of two 19th century shipwrecks on the beach, the other traditionally believed to be that of the Maria of Aberystwyth, lost in Abersoch Bay in 1872.
