 The wreck timbers were found under a sediment that preserved the remains of the wooden vessel , without which the wreck would have been lost due to marine worms . Wrecks of this age are rare finds and this particular one was in such a good condition that much of the hull was preserved . This has given us an insight into how ships of this period were constructed — something which has not been seen before as no Arabian ship of this type had previously been found , nor any with their cargo intact . 
