Ship discovered at World Trade Centre site

Workers examine remnants of what is thought to be an 18th century ship at the Ground Zero construction site in lower Manhattan Eric Thayer/Getty Images Photograph: Eric Thayer/Action images Archaeologists Elizabeth Meade, left, and Molly McDonald take measurements of the hull Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP Archaeologists and members of the media examine the remnants of the ship Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Archaeologists examine the remnants of the ship Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters A worker examines the remnants of the ship Photograph: Eric Thayer/Getty Images Workers look over the remains of the wooden-hulled vessel Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA A man climbs a ladder as work continues on the World Trade Centre site. The ship was found in soil 20 feet under street level Photograph: Eric Thayer/Getty Images The curved ribs of the ship's wooden hull poke up from the mud at the World Trade Centre site Photograph: Mark Lennihan/AP Archaeologists work at the scene Photograph: Lucas Jackson/Reuters Workers inspect the ship Photograph: Eric Thayer/Getty Images