October 27, 2011

Divers find 13th century wreck from Kublai Kahn's Mongol invasion fleet that was destroyed by 'divine' typhoon | Mail Online

Divers find 13th century wreck from Kublai Kahn's Mongol invasion fleet that was destroyed by 'divine' typhoon | Mail Online: "More than 4,000 artefacts, including ceramic shards, ballast bricks, cannonballs and stone anchors have been found around the wreck, CNN reported.

The hull will not be immediately salvaged, but the site will be covered with netting to prevent damage.

The Kamikaze - two powerful typhoons that struck seven years apart - halted the Mongol expansion in the Far East.

Historians say both attempts by the Yuan Dynasty to invade Japan ended in disaster.

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