shipwrecks
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Shipwreck Hunters Bag An Amazing Discovery At The Bottom Of Lake Ontario
A group of retirees-turned-shipwreck hunters have discovered the remains of the Washington, an 18th century trading vessel that sank to the bottom of Lake Ontario in 1803. The 16m sloop is the second oldest shipwreck to ever be found in the Great Lakes.
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Scientists ‘Rebrew’ 220-Year Old Beer With Yeast From Aussie Shipwreck
Crafting beer is a science… especially when you’re using yeast from a shipwreck two centuries old. That’s right: an international team of scientists lead by an Australian researcher have “rebrewed” beer using yeast carefully collected from a sunken vessel off the coast of Tasmania.
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Rare American Civil War-Era Shipwreck Discovered Off The Coast Of North Carolina
Marine archaeologists have discovered a large iron-hulled steamer near North Carolina’s Oak Island. The decaying wreck has yet to be identified, but it’s the first American Civil War-era vessel to be discovered in the region in decades.
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A German U-Boat From WWII Has Been Found Off The Coast Of North Carolina
On July 15, 1942 — in the midst of World War II’s long-running Battle of the Atlantic — a German U-boat and a Nicaraguan freighter were wrecked a mere 48km off the coast of North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras. Now, over seven decades later, their watery resting places have been (re)discovered.