Initial analysis of the shipwreck suggests it may have belonged to one of three European powers—Portugal, the Netherlands, or Britain—active in maritime conflicts during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Divers near Kalpeni island in Lakshadweep archipelago discovered a ‘never seen before' shipwreck, possibly a 17th or 18th-century European warship. The wreck, possibly linked to maritime conflicts, ...

The wreckage appears to be a European warship from the 17th or 18th century, stated the TOI report. Going by the ship’s size, and the canon attached to it, experts hinted that the wreckage might ...

Divers discovered the wreck of a probable European warship near Kalpeni island ... iron ships on this trade route in the 17th century or 18th century. We need underwater archaeological studies ...