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Director of the Hoi An Center for Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Pham Ngoc Phu said a field survey will be scheduled next week to find a solution for moving the shipwreck to the shore.
The shipwreck was found on the beach in 2023, but the rough sea and poor climate conditions have prevented any excavation work.
Initial surveys in late 2023 revealed that the ship measured roughly 15 m in length and 3 m in width, and was similar in shape to merchant ships used by Hoi An people in previous centuries, the center reported.
An old shipreck is exposed at sea in Hoi An after Typhoon Kalmaegi hit central Vietnam, November 2025. Video by Quyen Anh
The center said some ancient ceramic fragments (believed to date between the 17 and 18th centuries) were found in the area earlier, and more than 20 shipwrecks found in the East Sea had been classified as dating from the 14th to 16th centuries.
Hoi An, a UNESO-recognized world heritage site, was a busy trading port in central Vietnam from the 14th century.
A shipwreck near the Cham Islands, off the coast of Hoi An, was salvaged in 1997-99, with the remains of the ship measuring 29.4 m long and 7.2 m wide.
