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MUFONET-BBS NETWORK - MUTUAL UFO NETWORK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ARCHAEOLOGY NEWS - WIRE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ЪДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДДї і=START= XMT: 19:34 Wed Oct 30 EXP: 20:00 Wed Nov 06 і і і іU.S. TEAM TO SEARCH OFF PANAMA FOR SUNKEN SHIP THAT LED і іCOLUMBUS FLEET і і і іPANAMA CITY, PANAMA (OCT. 30) UPI - A group of U.S. і іarcheologists will search extensively for a ship that sank і іin Panama in 1503 and belonged to a fleet led by Christopherі іColumbus, the group said Wednesday. і і і і''This will be the most comprehensive search ever for one ofі іColumbus' missing ships,'' Donald Keith, one of the і іarcheologists, said at a news conference. і і і іThe search will begin in April and last for six months. It і іcoincides with the 500th anniversary of the European і іdiscovery of America. і і і іThe ship, La Gallega, is one of a total of eight that і іwrecked and sank in different locations in the Caribbean і іduring Columbus' four voyages to the American continent і іbetween 1492 and 1503. і і і іSo far none of the ships has been found, but Keith said his і іgroup was optimistic they would find La Gallega. і і і і''We believe the ship is there and will be found, but I і іcan't say when,'' he said. і і і іThe ship was one of four on Columbus' last trip to the і іAmericas in 1503. Because of bad weather the sailors were і іforced to seek refuge in a river on Panama's Atlantic coast,і іbut after three of the ships later started sailing out, the і іfourth was attacked by Indians. і і і іThe crew was rescued, but Columbus was forced to leave і іbehind La Gallega, which is believed to have sunk gradually,і іPanamanian officials said. і і і іKeith and the other archeologists belong to the Ships of і іDiscovery research institute in Dallas founded in 1982. і і і іSince 1987 the institute has sent various missions to Panamaі іto narrow down the search, but next year's mission will be і іthe most extensive, lasting about six months, said Marcela і іCamargo, an official of Panama's National Culture Institute,і іor INAC. і і і і''If we don't find the ship during that period, we will і іorganize another six-month mission,'' Keith said. і і і іCamargo said the Ships of Discovery were scheduled to sign і іan agreement with INAC Thursday to renew its exclusive і іsearch rights for La Gallega. і і і іThe new agreement, which will last seven years, stipulates і іthat any and all parts of the ship found will remain in і іPanama and after restoration will be exhibited in Panama, і іshe said. і і і і=END= і