LONDON (AP) — British maritime historians said they may have located the Beagle, the ship that took Charles Darwin on the voyages of discovery and where he began formulating his theory of natural selection.

Using radar technology, historians found what they believe is the 90-foot Beagle, 18 feet beneath the mud of marshes in Essex county, east of London.

"We can see the outline of a dock for the ship and can make out wood and metal, which is highly suggestive that there is indeed something substantial down there, most probably the bottom of the Beagle," said Robert Prescott, leader of a team from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, which has spent four years investigating the site.

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