Caption

Underwater photograph of a diver examining an old, historic stock anchor from a colonial-era galleon lying on the seabed, the anchor is overgrown with a branched specimen of the Caribbean tube sponge (Aplysina fistularis), also known as the stove-pipe sponge, Caribbean, Dominican Republic

Date

Mar 12, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Frank Schneider

Reference

BRK26J03_278

Model release

Yes

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

35.6Mb (11.9Mb) / 14.6in x 9.5in / 4394 x 2835 (300dpi)

Keywords

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