by Livia Gershon/Smithsonianmag.com
Winter storms on England’s Suffolk coast have uncovered the wrecks of two ships possibly dated to the 18th century or earlier, reports Katy Sandalls for the
.
Saxmundham resident Stephen Sugg and his wife were walking on Covehithe beach, located on England’s eastern coast, when they spotted a large section of a wooden vessel.
“It was really nice to go and look at,” he tells the
East Anglian. “It was quite impressive.”
The remains of the ship’s hull are held together largely with wooden treenails, a type of fastening pin used between the 13th and 19th centuries, according to BBC News. Traces of the vessel were first uncovered three years ago but were subsequently hidden again by shifting sand and pebbles.
Washed-up playboy ‘Fat’ Tony Armstrong had fallen on hard times before hooking up with his old pal John Gilligan in Spain’s Costa Blanca, the Sunday World can reveal.
Armstrong (50), who was previously arrested in connection with the murder of the notorious Westies gang leaders, could be seen pinned to the ground in footage released by Spanish police last week.
It is suspected that ‘Fat’ Tony is part of Gilligan’s gang of ageing crooks using the postal system to deal drugs.
Armstrong and three others were arrested as officers investigate a growhouse in Alicante where they believe the mob source and package the drugs for transport to the UK and Ireland.