Visitors attend an exhibition of model ships made by the Madagascar company Le Village and on display at the Homo Faber 2024 show in Venice, Italy, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. AP PHOTO It was started ...

A French trading ship that sank in the 17th century with treasure onboard is being brought back to life in a workshop in Madagascar with every stroke of Rafah Ralahy's small wood sander.

It started as a quick job to replace a rotting model boat at the entrance to the town of American River on Kangaroo Island. The playground-style boat is an outline of the Independence, a 14-metre ...