19th-century shipwreck uncovered during Hurricane Sandy construction

The remains of a 19th-century ship has been discovered 25 feet beneath the sand in Brick, New Jersey, during post-Sandy construction to build a 3.5-mile-long coastal wall.

Mayor John G. Ducey said workers using a specialized drill struck the relic last week. They were doing excavating work for the 3.5-mile long structure, which is intended to shield Route 35 and oceanfront homes in Mantoloking and Brick on the northern barrier island from the catastrophic impact of a future major hurricane or nor’easter comparable to the Oct. 29, 2012, disaster.

“They hit something. It broke the head on the machine,” Brick Deputy Office of Emergency Management Coordinator Joe Pawlowicz told CBS New York. “They decided to replace the head. They replaced the head, and it also broke.”

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