Shipwreck of Captain Cook’s Endeavour being eaten by ‘termites of the ocean’, expert says

Shipworms and crustaceans called gribbles have infiltrated the wood of the vessel off Rhode Island

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There are fears the wreck of Captain James Cook's Endeavour is being destroyed by shipworms, the termites of the ocean".

In February, the Australian Maritime Museum announced that the shipwreck, in waters off the coast of Rhode Island in the US, was the final resting place" of that famous historical ship.