A virtually century-old steamer trunk mysteriously washed ashore on a Florida seaside, the Nationwide Park Service stated, greater than per week after Hurricane Nicole wreaked havoc on the state's shoreline.
In a Fb put up, Fort Matanzas Nationwide Monument stated park workers had been alerted to a "suspicious bundle" discovered on the seaside and went to research. Whereas "nothing of curiosity" was discovered contained in the trunk, the park referred to as it a "distinctive piece of historical past."
"What we discovered at present is a Classic Nineteen Thirties Steamer Trunk," the park stated. "It's a model referred to as 'NEVERBREAK Trunks.' Manufactured By: L. Goldsmith & Son of Newark New Jersey."
The trunk was initially found final week by Mike OMeally, who posted photos of the merchandise on Instagram. One picture appeared to point out a sandbag tethered to the chest.
"That is about to get bizarre regardless of the way it performs out," he wrote on Instagram.
The Nationwide Park Service didn't say whether or not the trunk might be particles from the hurricane that pounded the state earlier this month. Fort Matanzas is positioned greater than 50 miles from a beachfront group that misplaced a number of houses within the storm.
The park "preserves the fortified coquina watchtower, accomplished in 1742, which defended the southern strategy to the Spanish army settlement of St. Augustine," the Nationwide Park Service says.