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The Irish Sun
27-05-2025
- General
- The Irish Sun
Mystery of lost British treasure ship laden with priceless artefacts may finally be solved 350 years after it vanished
A BRITISH ship filled with "rare treasure" that disappeared centuries ago may finally have been discovered off the coast of Ireland. The Recovery was transporting priceless cargo from Italy to Dublin when it mysteriously sank in 1787, killing six crew members. 6 Sonar footage highlighted a piece of timber from the long lost ship Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News 6 Its anchor was discovered 240 metres from the rudder. Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News 6 Divers discovered a centuries-old teapot near the wreck site Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News Following decades of hunting, part of the historic vessel has been identified by divers in Wexford, southeast Ireland, after its rudder was picked up by sonar. Edmond O'Byrne, who's leading the effort, said: "At first I thought it was a torpedo, because the image would be slightly distorted on the side-scan sonar. "When we went down, it turned out to be a 20-foot-long rudder covered in copper sheet. "We've searched and, so far, nobody can tell us that there is a copper-covered rudder in existence from that time anywhere. Read more News "It could be the only one of its time. Now that really identified her." Built in Chester in 1773, the Recovery was one of a few hundred ships in the entire British merchant fleet that had their hulls covered in copper sheathing. It was used by the British navy at the time to prevent marine wildlife growing on wooden warships. The long lost rudder was discovered almost 250 metres from other parts of the ship, including an anchor and timber fittings. Most read in The Sun Artefacts such as a copper teapot and inkwells were also found nearby. Its final location may shed some light on the final moments of the Recovery, which is believed to have been pulled apart in shallow water. Inside the San José shipwreck with £13billion worth of lost treasures trapped underwater The captain and his two sons were among the crew members who tragically perished. Edmond added: "We reckon when she came around Carnsore Point, she came into shallower water, and pulled the rudder and part of the stern off. "And then the ship was at the mercy of the sea." But he believes that the lost antiques, which include bronze and marble artworks, are in a good condition despite sitting roughly 20 metres beneath the surface. The Irishman said: "There could be something in very good condition. "Because if they had to journey some distance on land to get to the port and then be loaded and then unloaded, they would have to be packed very, very well. "So there is a chance that something would survive." Some of the pieces of art on the ship had been collected by the Earl of Charlemont during a nine-year tour of Europe. "Ireland's wealthiest banker" John La Touche also owned some of the expensive materials stored on the boat. The true value of the cargo is unknown. Amorino, another statue commissioned by the banker, sold for more than £500,000 in 1997. The piece was designed by the famous Italian sculptor, Antonio Canova, and is now displayed at the National Gallery of Ireland. 6 Edmond O'Byrne believes items lost in the wreckage are in good condition Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News 6 A copper teapot from the same era as the Recovery was found at the wreck site Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News 6 Amorino, commissioned by La Touche, sold for more than £500,000 Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News
Scottish Sun
27-05-2025
- General
- Scottish Sun
Mystery of lost British treasure ship laden with priceless artefacts may finally be solved 350 years after it vanished
Divers claim they have uncovered a huge clue after decades of searching SUNKEN TREASURE Mystery of lost British treasure ship laden with priceless artefacts may finally be solved 350 years after it vanished Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A BRITISH ship filled with "rare treasure" that disappeared centuries ago may finally have been discovered off the coast of Ireland. The Recovery was transporting priceless cargo from Italy to Dublin when it mysteriously sank in 1787, killing six crew members. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 6 Sonar footage highlighted a piece of timber from the long lost ship Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News 6 Its anchor was discovered 240 metres from the rudder. Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News 6 Divers discovered a centuries-old teapot near the wreck site Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News Following decades of hunting, part of the historic vessel has been identified by divers in Wexford, southeast Ireland, after its rudder was picked up by sonar. Edmond O'Byrne, who's leading the effort, said: "At first I thought it was a torpedo, because the image would be slightly distorted on the side-scan sonar. "When we went down, it turned out to be a 20-foot-long rudder covered in copper sheet. "We've searched and, so far, nobody can tell us that there is a copper-covered rudder in existence from that time anywhere. "It could be the only one of its time. Now that really identified her." Built in Chester in 1773, the Recovery was one of a few hundred ships in the entire British merchant fleet that had their hulls covered in copper sheathing. It was used by the British navy at the time to prevent marine wildlife growing on wooden warships. The long lost rudder was discovered almost 250 metres from other parts of the ship, including an anchor and timber fittings. Artefacts such as a copper teapot and inkwells were also found nearby. Its final location may shed some light on the final moments of the Recovery, which is believed to have been pulled apart in shallow water. Inside the San José shipwreck with £13billion worth of lost treasures trapped underwater The captain and his two sons were among the crew members who tragically perished. Edmond added: "We reckon when she came around Carnsore Point, she came into shallower water, and pulled the rudder and part of the stern off. "And then the ship was at the mercy of the sea." But he believes that the lost antiques, which include bronze and marble artworks, are in a good condition despite sitting roughly 20 metres beneath the surface. The Irishman said: "There could be something in very good condition. "Because if they had to journey some distance on land to get to the port and then be loaded and then unloaded, they would have to be packed very, very well. "So there is a chance that something would survive." Some of the pieces of art on the ship had been collected by the Earl of Charlemont during a nine-year tour of Europe. "Ireland's wealthiest banker" John La Touche also owned some of the expensive materials stored on the boat. The true value of the cargo is unknown. Amorino, another statue commissioned by the banker, sold for more than £500,000 in 1997. The piece was designed by the famous Italian sculptor, Antonio Canova, and is now displayed at the National Gallery of Ireland. 6 Edmond O'Byrne believes items lost in the wreckage are in good condition Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News 6 A copper teapot from the same era as the Recovery was found at the wreck site Credit: Credit: Edmond O'Byrne/Pen News
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Memorial Day celebrations both grand and quiet
EDMOND, Okla. (KFOR) — On this Memorial Day, families and communities across the nation are coming together, not just to remember, but to feel the presence of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. From Civil War-era music, to simple tokens of thanks on graves, veterans are being honored both grand and quiet. Band students from Edmond Memorial High School performed at the Edmond History Museum. Morgan is not only the Edmond Memorial Band Director; he is also the son of News 4 Chief Meteorologist Mike Morgan. 'It's the only high school historical brass program that I know of in the country,' said Tanner Morgan, the Edmond Memorial Band Director. It's not just music, but the soundtrack to a different America during the Civil War. 'In fact, it's from a book that he would have been calling his Marine band to perform on in the days right before he was assassinated,' said Morgan. Not only were the songs from the past, but so were the instruments. 'They're artifacts,' said Morgan. 'There's no reproduction instruments. They're all period instruments. The youngest instrument is 100 years old this year.' 'I think that [the students] make them sound great. They're not easy to play on,' said Morgan. There's a specific way to fly your US flag on Memorial Day: What to know Just two miles up the road, at Gracelawn Cemetery, a different kind of tribute is unfolding. Volunteers with the Travis Manion Foundation laid tokens of thanks on gravestones and markers. It's a non-profit close to the heart of Aaron Hudgins, an army veteran, especially on Memorial Day. 'I lost my wife on April 29, 2018, while in service to our country and after that I was lost. And so I needed a new tribe,' said Hudgins. 'It has changed my life completely.' Hudgins said about 2,000 veterans are buried at the cemetery. For that amount, they needed about two dozen volunteers. 'My wife, a friend of mine, and my daughter we came out and participated with the Travis Manning Foundation,' said Jonathan Reid, a volunteer. Reid is a Marine Corps veteran and a purple heart recipient. He chose not to speak of his own service, but instead chose to speak for the fallen. 'We took our time. Looked at the names, the dates, branches of service,' said Reid. Reid said you don't have to visit a cemetery or play in a band to honor those who gave their lives so we could live ours. 'It's enjoying the time with their families. And they didn't get that,' said Reid. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Newsroom
20-05-2025
- Business
- Newsroom
Financial literacy at school will save Kiwis learning the hard way
It is arguably one of the most important life skills, but for decades, it has been missing from our classrooms. Financial literacy: two words that might sound a little dull on paper, but in the real world, they could be the difference between thriving and just surviving. 'I think I learnt my financial literacy the same way that most parents have, and that is through trial and error,' MoneyTime CEO Neil Edmond tells The Detail. 'This is not the ideal way to go, because trial and error tends to include error, and errors can be costly. 'A lot of us have learnt what we know by learning the hard way. We have lost money, needlessly, or we haven't made money when we could have. 'And I think we all recognise that we could be better off financially if we had made better decisions … and we would have made better decisions if we had known what the answers were and the answers come from being educated.' Edmond welcomes the Government's decision to add financial education to the social sciences curriculum, with lessons starting in Year 1 at primary school, in 2027. It is a pre-election policy commitment, with the Retirement Commission working with the education ministry on the new curriculum and resources to support it. 'I think it's fantastic,' says Edmond, who creates an online financial literacy programme for students aged 10 to 14 in New Zealand and overseas. 'What I'm particularly pleased to see is they are going to be starting it in Year 1, and I think we all appreciate how important it is to develop good habits and behaviour as early as possible, because it's more likely to become entrenched and continue. 'I think we are going to be leading the world if we are implementing it from Year 1. It's terrific. Years 1 to 10, that's 10 years of financial education; just imagine how much better people are going to be around their decision making with money, with that sort of education.' He says, right now, most Kiwi kids don't know much – if anything – about the basics of money management but are facing a financial landscape more complicated than ever before. Interest rates. Student loans. Buy now, pay later schemes. Credit card debt. High rents. Fluctuating mortgage rates. It can be a minefield. And most teenagers have been heading into it with barely a map, until now. So, what would financial literacy in schools look like? Think budgeting, saving, understanding taxes, KiwiSaver, and even a crash course in credit. Real-world, practical stuff. The kind of knowledge that helps a teenager open a bank account, manage their first pay cheque, or avoid getting stung by high-interest lending. 'I think it's great, and it will be really helpful and effective… and it could make quite a significant difference to lives,' RNZ's Money Correspondent Susan Edmunds tells The Detail. She says making our kids financially literate will have economic benefits for the country. 'I actually found a paper from the Reserve Bank about this. It pointed out that better financial literacy could help the financial system because it would help it be sounder and more efficient if people were not making so many risky decisions, if they weren't taking on so much debt. 'So, there definitely could be ways that it could make the economy, as a whole, stronger, if we are all making better financial decisions and investing well.' She says overseas, financial education is working well in classrooms. 'Apparently, Denmark has a programme for teenagers and that's been credited with the country's 71 percent financial literacy rate, which is high by international standards. 'But while researching this, I also noticed a lot of papers talked about how it's difficult to get right, how to strike the right balance … so, there will be a few things to work through, I think.' Edmunds and Edmond both have concerns about how teachers will fit the new curriculum into already-full workloads, and encourage proper training and support. But, like so many, they see the overall benefit in making money lessons that matter. Check out how to listen to and follow The Detail here. You can also stay up-to-date by liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter.
Wall Street Journal
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Wall Street Journal
A Christian College Wanted to Be Great at Ultimate Frisbee—and Made Everyone Mad
Ultimate Frisbee is not a typical sport. The game, which involves passing the disc down a 70-yard field, is officiated by the players and governed by a doctrine that prioritizes 'the basic joy of play' above winning. When things get too heated, teams sometimes call a 'spirit timeout' to defuse the situation. But something happened a few years ago that shook the sport to its hippy core. A tiny Christian college took over. Oklahoma Christian University, a private school north of Oklahoma City advertising a 'world-class education rooted in Christian values,' has built a Frisbee powerhouse by offering scholarships to lure top players, many of whom already had a college degree. OC's dominance—the Eagles have won two Division III national championships since their first full season in 2021 and are competing for another this weekend—has divided the world of competitive Frisbee. 'Are we going to have Russian oil tycoons owning Frisbee teams and world cups in Saudi Arabia for ultimate Frisbee?' said Micah Arenstein, a college junior who competes on Kenyon College's team. 'Or do we want to keep the smaller but really tightknit and beautiful community that we have?' OC's takeover started in 2019 when the school established a scholarship program to persuade top talent from around the world to relocate to Edmond, Okla. The early recruits included four graduating seniors from the Air Force Academy, a member of the Dutch national Frisbee team and a former star at Texas Tech. College ultimate Frisbee is run by an entity called USA Ultimate, not the NCAA, which restricts Division III schools from offering athletic scholarships. USA Ultimate also grants five years of college eligibility, meaning there is a universe of Division I athletes who graduate with an extra year of Frisbee services to dish. OC pounced, scouring the world for athletes who might want to enroll as graduate students to extend their playing careers. The strategy paid immediate dividends. It won a national title in its first season of postpandemic play and added a second the following year. But it didn't win many friends. 'They take it so seriously,' said 21-year-old Isaiah Curtis, who captains a team of Claremont Colleges students called the Braineaters, named for a 1958 movie some alums planned to watch but couldn't because they had taken psychedelic mushrooms. 'They're varsity athletes—and all the rest of us are not.' Still, Curtis said he supports scholarship programs because they expand access to college and improve the quality of play. At last year's 16-team national championship tournament, OC garnered the lowest spirit score, an aggregation of ratings determined by each team's competitors in categories like 'fair-mindedness' and 'attitude.' OC administrators see the Frisbee scholarship program as a cost-effective way to boost the school's enrollment and profile. Athletic director David Lynn said it's a relatively cheap sport to run and most of its players still cover some tuition and room and board, making the program profitable. 'It's not necessarily an unfair advantage,' said Gabe Cabrera, who designed OC's scholarship program to boost school attendance and innovate the sport. 'It's just indicative of your poor game planning and execution as a competitor.' Cabrera dismissed naysayers as hailing from wealthy and well-endowed liberal-arts colleges, and said he has advised three other schools on developing scholarship programs. Players on this year's roster came from places as far as Kenya, Japan and Luxembourg—regions usually far outside the university's footprint. 'People don't like to lose,' said former OC coach Garrett Taylor. 'If I'd have been in their shoes, I might have been saying the same stuff.' This year, OC is headed to nationals for the fourth time in five years—hoping to cement its legacy as a top Frisbee school. It also hopes to shed its reputation as the evil empire of the sport. Inspired partly by the hit Apple TV show 'Ted Lasso,' Sammy Roberts, a former Connecticut recruit who is now OC's captain and coach, turned his attention to team-building. The school has largely stopped recruiting graduate students. 'We were kind of playing for each other, but we were really just playing to win,' said Roberts. 'And I don't think that was as much fun, if I'm being honest.' But winning nationals will be difficult. Davenport University, a small private college in Grand Rapids, Mich., has ascended to the top of the division largely by employing the same strategy pioneered by OC. It offers varying quantities of athletic scholarships to everyone on its 26-player roster. Last year, its first year of competition, Davenport made an unexpected run at a national title but was edged out by OC in the quarterfinals. The team has lost one match all season, against Division I's Michigan State University. They head into Nationals this weekend as the favorite—at least on the field. Last year, Butler University's team circulated a petition calling for teams with scholarships to be forced to play in Division I—currently only required for schools with an enrollment of more than 7,500 students—after one foundational year at the lower level. That, it argued, would level the playing field. NCAA-sanctioned Division III programs 'aren't allowed to give out scholarships to students to come play and then beat the crap out of a bunch of schools that don't have the same levers for talent acquisition,' said Butler coach Arthur Small. The petition fizzled out. 'I understand that people are upset about the fact that scholarships are a 'hack in the system,'' said Collin Hill, widely regarded as one of the division's best players. Hill transferred to Davenport after finishing his Bachelor's degree at Berry College last year. 'But if Frisbee is going to be considered a legitimate sport, I think this is the way to go about it.' Rivals won't have to worry about Davenport for long. Head coach Mike Zaagman, a self-described 'Frisbee apostle,' said the team will compete in Division I next year. 'We want better competition,' he said. Write to Xavier Martinez at
