Discovery provides further evidence shipwreck is Captain Cook’s Endeavour, maritime scientists say

Australian archaeologists say discovery of a pump well and section of bow strengthens theory that wreckage in Newport Harbour, Rhode Island is famous vessel

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Australian maritime scientists have doubled down on claims a shipwreck off the US coast is Captain Cook's Endeavour, which he famously sailed while exploring the south Pacific.

A pump well and section of the wreck's bow further provide evidence as to the identity of the ship, the Australian National Maritime Museum said on Thursday.

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