Captain James Cook’s ship Endeavour has finally been located, bringing a 250-year search to an end.

A recent report from the Australian National Maritime Museum, which has been searching for the ship since 1999, identified its final location off the coast of Rhode Island.

“This final report is the culmination of 25 years of detailed and meticulous archaeological study on this important vessel,” said museum director Daryl Karp of the document, according to the New York Post. “It has involved underwater investigation in the U.S. and extensive research in institutions across the globe,” he added.

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