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Wyandanch firm does high-tech scan of 18th century ship

Quick ReadLong Island company, Corinthian Data Capture of Wyandanch, uses state-of-the art infrared lasers to capture a precise image of the mystery ship at Ground Zero. The scanner captures every detail and space in the structure to produce a computer file that can be used to create a three-dimensional model.

A Corinthian Data Capture employee scans an 18th

Photo credit: Handout | A Corinthian Data Capture employee scans an 18th century ship uncovered at Ground Zero. The Wyandanch firm is using lasers to digitally record all details of the vessel. (July 2010)

A Wyandanch company applied 21st century technology Friday to the hull of an 18th century wooden ship that is slowly disintegrating after it was discovered by World Trade Center construction workers on Tuesday.

Archeologists are working nonstop to examine the wooden vessel before it crumbles from exposure, said Peggy Rosenblatt of AKRF, the archaeological firm hired to excavate the ship.

"These...

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