France’s Deepest Shipwreck: Uncovering the 16th‑Century Camarat 4 Beneath the Mediterranean
In March 2025, a French Navy exploration mission revealed Camarat 4, a remarkably well-preserved 16th-century merchant shipwreck resting at a depth of approximately 2.5 km off the coast of Saint‑Tropez. Divers discovered hundreds of intact ceramic pitchers and plates marked with the Christogram “IHS,” along with anchors, cannons, and cauldrons. Survivors’ testimonies and official archaeological reports confirm…