Experts said the ship was approximately 32-feet-long, and it's believed it was buried on purpose when Lower Manhattan was extended into the Hudson River. It is estimated that the vessel could date from the mid to late 1700s. At this stage it is believed that the vessel was used, along with other miscellaneous debris, as landfill to extend Manhattan.

The two archaeologists, Molly McDonald and Michael Pappalardo, who work for AKRF, were at the 9/11 site when the ship was discovered on Tuesday morning by workers building the new World Trade Center. According to the reports, the wood began to deteriorate as soon as it was exposed to the air so archaeologists have been working quickly to make sure they can preserve it.

The pictures of the 18th-century ship are available on various websites. People from across the U.S. are searching the photos of this ancient ship all over the net.