Vũng Tàu shipwreck

[1] It was found by a fisherman who had picked up numerous pieces of porcelain from the wreck while fishing.

[2] Australian diver Michael Flecker took charge of the archaeological aspect of the excavation.

[3] An analysis of its cargo deduced that the ship was bound from China to Jakarta, Indonesia, where the porcelain would have been purchased by the Dutch East India Company for trans-shipment to Holland.

[4] A total of 48,288 items of fine Qing dynasty blue-and-white porcelain from Jingdezhen and other artifacts were recovered.

[3] The Vũng Tàu Museum in Vietnam houses a representative sample of all the artifacts.