wreck is mostly buried, but some artifacts are visible on the seabed surface, including an anchor that would fit the dimensions and style of the kedge anchor on the Bonhomme Richard. In 2014, the French Navy and Ocean Technology Foundation mounted an expedition to have the French Navy dive Target 131. Artifacts discovered by the divers included a deadeye block (part of a sailing ship's rigging), large sections of half-buried planking, and what appeared to be an iron spar hoop, with a few pieces of decomposing wood still encircled in it. No evidence of modern objects has been found on the site. The Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration (GFOE) has since continued the work of the Ocean Technology Foundation, leading an expedition with the French and U.S. navies in 2016, again aboard the USNS Grasp. More remote sensing was conducted, and researchers discovered additional objects within the wreck site that were deemed worthy of further investigation. A 2019 expedition involving GFOE, the French navy, and the U.S. Navy was planned, but was postponed indefinitely due to a disagreement among France and the U.S. about the ultimate ownership of the Bonhomme Richard. The goal of this mission was to prove or disprove Target 131 as being the Bonhomme Richard. In 2018 remains were found, possibly those of the Bonhomme Richard, in shallow water very close to the coast of Filey, North Yorkshire, England, by the Land and Sea search team Merlin Burrows. However, the location of this wreck does not corroborate with multiple eyewitness accounts from observers on land, who noted that on the morning of 25 September 1779, the Bonhomme Richard disappeared out of sight over the horizon. See also Serapis flag ReferencesNotesSourcesBibliography' External links Search for the Bonhomme Richard - Global Foundation for Ocean Exploration Detailed Plank on Frame wooden model of the Bonhomme Richard Search for the Bonhomme Richard—Clive Cussler recounts his elusive search for the Bonhomme Richard. Ships of the Continental Navy Maritime incidents in 1779 Shipwrecks in the North Sea Sailing frigates of the United States Navy Ships built in France 1766 ships 1779 in England Protected Wrecks of England History of Yorkshire Ships named for Founding Fathers of the United States