HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50

Pathfinder65 said:
Wow, this gets more and more interesting. Fascinating to note how carefully the work is being carried oit.

Jan
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They are clearly very serious about this, Jan. By the way, count my actual number of cannons on WB2 ... 3 a side and two in the stern! ROTF
 
Heinrich said:
And it's funny, just when I have made a conscious decision not to pursue this any further,
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……and the story will continue. Good evening Heinrich. Nope, I don’t believe you will cease on this discovery as long as you find more documents, details etc. This will also raise more questions which you will pursue until answered. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Grant
 
Heinrich said:
Russian Explorers to Raise Willem Barents' (sic) Ship
(Updated: 28.08.2019 21:49) SCIENCE
A group of Tyumen researchers set off yesterday from Arkhangelsk to Novaya Zemlya to search for the sunken ship of the Dutch navigator Willem Barents, writes "Murmansk Vestnik". Five centuries ago, his caravel, the Mercury, tried to find a northern sea route to the East Indies and China, but sank on the way.
"The main task of this expedition is to discover and record the locations of this caravel. This is very important, because if we find and can study the keel part of the bottom, we will be able to raise the issue of reconstruction of such a vessel for the first time in the world," the head said. According to numerous engravings, it is known what the ships of the 15th-16th centuries looked like, but modern historical science does not have accurate information about the features of the design of the hulls and the technology of building these ships," the report says.

It is known that the ship's hull was made of oak, and there is a possibility that despite the passage of centuries under a layer of silt, it is well preserved and can tell scientists about its construction. The remains of the vessel were found during previous expeditions with the help of a metal detector and a magnetometer, Vesti.ru reports.

The current expedition in search of the Barents caravel is the fourteenth in a row. At the same time, as Gennady Danilov, adviser to the director of the Russian Arctic National Park, noted, the lifting of the ship will be carried out only after thorough preparation. "The work is very serious, the work requires control from the national park, since any violation of the natural conditions for the occurrence of cultural values is not allowed. Therefore, together with the expedition, we are taking part in this matter," he said. In the first week, with the help of high-precision equipment, it is planned to find the remains of the caravel, clear them of alluvial soil and determine the degree of preservation. In addition, specialists will measure the hull and develop a method for its lifting and conservation, the report says.

Subsequently, researchers hope to uncover several artifacts proving that they have indeed found Willem Barents' ship. Eight cannons, three anchors, two rynds and other ship's equipment should rest at the bottom of the sea together with the hull of the ship, the Independent-news.ru reports. The work will last a month.

My Comments:

1. The last expedition that I know of was in 2012. If these reports are correct (PRAVDA, ITAR-TASS), it would mean that the Russians' search for the ship had continued unabated. It does say it is the fourteenth expedition in a row.

2. It seems that prior to this expedition they had a good idea of where the wreck was.

3. It is significant that they know they are looking for 8 x cannons, 3 x anchors. etc.

4. There is no doubt in the Russian mind that the ship is called "Mercury".
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The more you uncover, the more questions arise. One of them being, if this is good old fashioned archeology, why is it that the Russians apparently haven't shared their findings? Doesn't make sense to me, unless there's reason to keep things under wraps...
 
RDN1954 said:
The more you uncover, the more questions arise. One of them being, if this is good old fashioned archeology, why is it that the Russians apparently haven't shared their findings? Doesn't make sense to me, unless there's reason to keep things under wraps...
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And to top it all, Johan

All the sailors on Barentz's ship were known, but the carpenter (who was instrumental in building Het Behouden Huys)'s name is not mentioned.

Mollema also writes: (translated).

"It is a wonder that all the names of the sailors were written down, but astonishingly, we are completely blind regarding the names of Barentzs' and Rijp's ships..."
 
Heinrich said:
And to top it all, Johan

All the sailors on Barentz's ship were known, but the carpenter (who was instrumental in building Het Behouden Huys)'s name is not mentioned.

Mollema also writes: (translated).

"It is a wonder that all the names of the sailors were written down, but astonishingly, we are completely blind regarding the names of Barentzs' and Rijp's ships..."
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Reread this post for the umpteenth time and my suspicion doesn't get any less; what's hidden in the shrouds of time? Who wanted/wants to hide what and why? Was there more to Barentsz mission than what meets the eye?
 
pietsan said:
Heinrich, wat maak je er een mooi verslag van! Een heel stuk geschiedenis met mooie foto's, erg leuk om te zien en te lezen. Ik zie je verslag nu pas, maar ik blijf het zeker volgen. Tevens vind ik het een hele eer dat je mijn verslag en foto's als referentie gebruikt voor dit verslag.

Groet Piet
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Hallo @pietsan
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Birthday-Cake
 
Dear Friends (I hope I still have the privilege of calling you that.)

The past number of months have been some of the most challenging in my life. With the grace of our Heavenly Father, it was fortunately not a case of ill health, death in the family or problematic relationships – no, it was simply a case of workload and added responsibilities related to my work.

Some of you may recall that I mentioned that a well-known international automotive company was setting up a production plant in Nantong and that we were vying for the privilege of accommodating their children in our school and that I was doing loads of preliminary work to facilitate that. Well, to cut a long story short, the parents chose one of the other “International Schools” only to find out a short while later that they had a made a grave mistake.

And that was when all hell broke loose. I had a month and a half to re-do our “sales pitch” rewrite our syllabi to accommodate the Brazilian and Swedish students and to incorporate their home curricula into ours. Then there were the practical implications of relocating the international department of the school to a different section in the building which have bigger classrooms, buying an additional 56-seater school bus, get permission from local government and the traffic department to implement new routes, advertise for, interview and appoint new teachers, etc, etc.

I realized that this was a 24/7 job if we were going to be ready in time and that there would be no room for any “me-time” or anything that pertained to hobbies, socializing and/or personal interests. It meant the end of all WB research, kayaking and – unfortunately – also SOS. To add to matters, I was also appointed as Academic Director of the International Department which also meant that the Mathematics-, Chemistry and Physics departments all became my responsibility too.

I know that I should have announced it on SOS, but decided to make clean break from everything. For my lack of communication, I apologize from my heart. For all the unanswered messages, concerns, PMs and the like, I can only say I am deeply sorry. The problem was that if I answered one, how could I not answer the others? I am by no means trying to justify my actions – just to inform you what happened.

Schools closed on Friday for the mid-year and Chinese New Year holidays, the students are settled in and have twee weeks of tuition under their belts, and, in retrospect, things have gone (reasonably) smoothly. Even though it is holidays, there is still no rest for the wicked as there are a few backlog things that need to be sorted out. However, for now I have the time to make contact with all my SOS friends – and to apologize once more.

I hope you can forgive me.

I still love you all!

H
 
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