After our visit to the mosque, we headed for a seaside village where construction of an ancient ship is underway. The original ship wreckage was found in the Indonesian waters several years ago. (I can't remember all of the details.) Marine archaeologists were very interested in the ship design. After a lot of work, it was concluded that the ship was originally built around the 9th century in the Omani area. This project is being sponsored by National Geographic and headed by an American marine archaeologist. It's of great interest to our Lehi journey because the ship was built with local materials and made without any nails. The planks were tied together with coconut reeds and cotton. The ship yard showed the means by which the planks were bent. When this ship is finished, it will sail to Singapore. The whole project is being documented and should be a great one to follow.
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talk about a testimony of nephi's ability to build a ship!
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