My mom told me about this and sent me the article from the paper which was really amazing. The coolest part is, I can't wait to go back home in June, one to see Mel again and second, this part of the river is only about 3 miles from my house. The article is pretty long but the finding of the Iron Clad will bring back fond memories of Clive's Sea Hunter Books.
http://www.nola.com/search/index.ssf?/base...309720.xml?nola Great find. There is a large piece of history there. I hope they preserve it. You'r lucky to live so close to a site like this. Take some picture the next time you are there and post them I'm sure we'd all like to see them. w: