Archaeologists are confident they have found the wreckage of an 800-ton Dutch merchant ship that sunk off the coast of Australia 168 years ago.The Koning Willem de Tweede was lost near Robe, Australia, in June 1857, killing 16 of its 25 crew members.The "significant discovery" was announced this week by the Australian National Maritime Museum and the SilentWorld Foundation after a four-year search.The find "connects us to stories of trade and migration, having discharged over 400 Chinese miners just days before its sinking," the museum said in a post on social media about the discovery.ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER CENTURIES-OLD SHIPWRECK BENEATH ANCIENT CITY: UNIQUE SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGEJames Hunter, acting manager of maritime archeology at the Australian National Maritime Museum, told the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) Wednesday that archaeologists had uncovered several components of the ship, including its windlass, a device that raises and lowers equipment to the ship sticking out of the seabed."We looked at things like the depth of the ship the draught and we've looked at the water depth it's sitting in, and that all seems to line up really well," he told ABC of the confidence they had found its final resting place.He added that researchers also found a "magnetic anomaly" that is the same length as the 140-foot ship.The museum said the find was a collaboration with the Silentworld Foundation, a nonprofit that supports underwater archeology, and, South Australias Department for Environment and Water and Flinders University.HAUNTING SLAVE SHIPS FOUND OFF COAST OF NATIONAL PARK 300 YEARS LATER: VERY CONVINCING"This significant discovery, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, marks the culmination of dedicated research since 2022," the museum said on Facebook Tuesday. "Future monitoring visits are planned to further assess the site and uncover more of this important piece of maritime history.""When the weather has been kind enough, they have carried out survey work searching for the wreck," SilentWorld said on Facebook Wednesday. "The latest visit to Robe, in association with the team listed above, led to the probable identification of the shipwreck. The visibility was challenging, but still enough for the team to make this incredible call!"Hunter told ABC the ship may have run aground on the seabed and was buried by sand.The team thought it had found the wreck three years ago, but Hunter said the sand made visibility difficult.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"It takes nothing to stir the sand up, and it kind of sits in suspension almost like you're in a blizzard underwater," he said.

Archaeologists are confident they have found the wreckage of an 800-ton Dutch merchant ship that sunk off the coast of Australia 168 years ago.The Koning Willem de Tweede was lost near Robe, Australia, in June 1857, killing 16 of its 25 crew members.The "significant discovery" was announced this week by the Australian National Maritime Museum and the SilentWorld Foundation after a four-year search.The find "connects us to stories of trade and migration, having discharged over 400 Chinese miners just days before its sinking," the museum said in a post on social media about the discovery.ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVER CENTURIES-OLD SHIPWRECK BENEATH ANCIENT CITY: UNIQUE SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGEJames Hunter, acting manager of maritime archeology at the Australian National Maritime Museum, told the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) Wednesday that archaeologists had uncovered several components of the ship, including its windlass, a device that raises and lowers equipment to the ship sticking out of the seabed."We looked at things like the depth of the ship the draught and we've looked at the water depth it's sitting in, and that all seems to line up really well," he told ABC of the confidence they had found its final resting place.He added that researchers also found a "magnetic anomaly" that is the same length as the 140-foot ship.The museum said the find was a collaboration with the Silentworld Foundation, a nonprofit that supports underwater archeology, and, South Australias Department for Environment and Water and Flinders University.HAUNTING SLAVE SHIPS FOUND OFF COAST OF NATIONAL PARK 300 YEARS LATER: VERY CONVINCING"This significant discovery, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands, marks the culmination of dedicated research since 2022," the museum said on Facebook Tuesday. "Future monitoring visits are planned to further assess the site and uncover more of this important piece of maritime history.""When the weather has been kind enough, they have carried out survey work searching for the wreck," SilentWorld said on Facebook Wednesday. "The latest visit to Robe, in association with the team listed above, led to the probable identification of the shipwreck. The visibility was challenging, but still enough for the team to make this incredible call!"Hunter told ABC the ship may have run aground on the seabed and was buried by sand.The team thought it had found the wreck three years ago, but Hunter said the sand made visibility difficult.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP"It takes nothing to stir the sand up, and it kind of sits in suspension almost like you're in a blizzard underwater," he said.

The Big Weekend Show panel discuss the mainstream medias series of pieces on Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche discusses the protests which ended with the Newark, N.J. mayors arrest and more on The Big Weekend Show.

The Big Weekend Show panel discuss the mainstream medias series of pieces on Sen. John Fetterman, D-Penn.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche discusses the protests which ended with the Newark, N.J. mayors arrest and more on The Big Weekend Show.

The 2025 Miss Maine pageant will feature Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, looking to claim the crown after finishing as runner-up last year.But if the early fan voting is any indication, Hudson could be in line for a lower finish.The online vote, which allows the public to vote for a favorite contestant for $1 per vote, showed Hudson way behind for first place with just over 220 votes at the time of publication. The model who wins the online vote will also win the Peoples Choice Award and an automatic entry into the pageant's semifinals.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMAhead of Hudson is Isabelle St. Cyr with over 440 votes at the time of publication. St. Cyr is the first transgender model to compete in the Miss Maine competition in its history after previously winning the local Miss Monson USA pageant in the Maine town of Monson."When I started cheerleading I had all the odds stacked against me," St. Cyr wrote in a March 25 Facebook post. "So much pushback, so many people telling me it wasn't a space for me. But I fought for what I loved and I ended up being a very successful cheerleader, winning state and national titles and inspiring people to join even if they hadn't been doing it their whole life.WHO IS JORDON HUDSON? GIRLFRIEND STIRRING CONTROVERSY, BUILDING WEALTH WITH LEGENDARY COACH BILL BELICHICK"I sense a similar trajectory in my ongoing journey with pageants. I believe I have everything it takes to be Miss Maine USA and I know that no amount of experience can match a true passion and drive to accomplish something."Maine has been a battleground for the ongoing national conflict between blue state officials and the federal government over the issue of trans athletes in women's and girls sports since February.Gov. Janet Mills and education officials have taken a hard stand to enable trans inclusion amid immense federal pressure by President Donald Trump's administration.The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the state over the issue.Hudson is competing to represent Maine fishing families after her family's fishing business went bankrupt when she was a child."As the daughter of displaced fishermen, I care to use my voice to protect the fleeting tradition and heritage of Maine fishing families, to prevent others from going through the same plight as what mine had to go through," Hudson wrote on Instagram.On Saturday afternoon, the Maine online vote page crashed, so updated results are unknown.The most recent leader in the online vote before the crash was University of Southern Maine student Lexi Bjork with over 1,400 votes.Follow Fox News Digitalssports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.

During a heated discussion on transgender individuals serving in the military this week, The Atlantic contributing writer Jemele Hill made a comparison between Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement and transgender Americans.This comes after the Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration in lifting a lower court order that paused the Pentagon's transgender military ban from taking effect.Trump officials have argued that the transgender military policy "furthers the governments important interests in military readiness, unit cohesion, good order and discipline, and avoiding disproportionate costs."On Tuesday during "CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip," a roundtable conversation and debate occurred about the decision.HEGSETH SAYS HE'S SIGNING MEMO ON COMBAT ARMS STANDARDS FOR MEN AND WOMENThe conversation shifted to race when Democratic strategist Julie Roginsky said, "What if the president wakes up tomorrow and says, 'I don't want any Black people in the military?'" Conservative guests on the panel interrupted to say such a notion was "ridiculous."Host Abby Phillip asked conservative CNN commentator Scott Jennings if there is a difference between banning Black and Latino individuals in the military and banning transgender people.Jennings hit back, "Are you really going to go down this ridiculous road? This is a ridiculous argument."Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton also said on the hypothetical question, "I personally think there is a difference, and I am just going to leave it at that."Jennings continued to push back on the claim that there is a comparison between the two.HEGSETH ORDERS SWEEPING ARMY OVERHAUL AND CONSOLIDATION AIMED AT COUNTERING CHINA AND GOLDEN DOME CAPABILITIESHill chimed into the conversation, expanding on the comparison of race and being transgender."It's bathrooms today, it's sports tomorrow, it's the military today," she said.Jennings quickly responded, "It's also sports today, by the way 80% of Americans agree, by the way.""The majority sometimes is wrong," Hill said. "The majority used to believe that Dr. MLK Jr. was somebody who was a threat and somebody who was not a good American. The majority of people used to be against civil rights. Were they right? No, they weren't."Hill went on to say that by "targeting one groupthat line moves to everybody else."Hill clarified she wasn't arguing that "Trump is coming for Black people tomorrow." She said the Trump administration is using "DEI as code word for Black people already when it comes to the military.""Suddenly, when you don't protect the most vulnerable you wind up making it worse for everybody else that is in the marginalized community," she said.WOMEN'S SWIMMERS SPEAK OUT AFTER UNKNOWINGLY FACING TRANS COMPETITOR, FILING COMPLAINT: 'I FEEL BETRAYED'Hill said to Jennings, "You don't think trans people are vulnerable in this country?"Jennings responded, "So is it your position that the commander-in-chief should recruit people who you are describing as vulnerable into the lethal fighting force?"Hill responded, "No, he should recruit people who want to serve and protect this country, and it is really kind of ironic considering he dodged the draft that he suddenly has an opinion about who can serve."Fox News' Haley Chi-Sing, and Breanne Deppisch contributed to this report

Fox News host Mark Levin explores the first 100 days of President Donald Trumps consequential second term on Life, Liberty & Levin.

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., addressed a crowd during a town hall with other Democrats in Pennsylvania on Saturday.