"Discovery: 18th-Century British Warship Found Off Florida Coast After Centuries"

The wreck of the British warship HMS Tyger, which sank off the Florida coast in 1742, has been definitively identified by archaeologists nearly three centuries later. The surviving crew were marooned on an uninhabited island for over two months before making a dramatic escape on makeshift boats. The site is already protected under cultural resource laws, but the positive identification offers additional protection under the Sunken Military Craft Act of 2004. The remains and artifacts of HMS Tyger remain the property of the British government, and efforts are being made to preserve and protect the site from natural and human threats.