Wreck of Royal Navy warship sunk in 1682 identified off Norfolk coast

HMS Gloucester could be the most historic maritime discovery since the raising of the Marie Rose'

The wreck of a Royal Navy warship which sank in 1682 while carrying the future king James Stuart has been identified off the coast of Norfolk.

The wreckage of HMS Gloucester was actually found in 2007 by two brothers, Julian and Lincoln Barnwell, alongside their late father and two friends, following a four-year search which covered an area of more than 5,000 nautical miles.