 Nossa Senhora dos Mártires (nau)

The Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, is the name of a cargo ship wrecked in 1606 at the mouth of the River Tagus, near Lisbon, Portugal, and subsequently excavated between 1996 and 2001.The ship had been seeking safer anchorage in the Tagus during strong winds, but she struck a submerged rock and went down close to shore with no loss of life.