VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Severe erosion on the coast has helped unearth what appears to be a second shipwreck in Volusia County.
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The most recent discovery is just North of the El Portal Approach in the 3200 block of Daytona Beach Shores.
It’s just to the south of where another shipwreck was found back in November after Hurricanes Ian and Nicole.
Volusia County Beach Safety officials say the area had always been a known debris field, but they never knew what was there until now.
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“This is the first time we’ve seen in the past 20 years something unearth,” Beach Safety Captain A.J. Miller said. “Definitely resembles an old shipwreck about 20 to 30 feet.”
Miller says a team of archeologists from the state will be in to map the wreckage and examine the ship Monday.
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Meanwhile, Beach Safety officials say people should avoid swimming in the area.
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