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Tango01 | 12 Nov 2014 11:07 p.m. PST |
"On Oct. 21, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the discovery of a remarkable pair of shipwrecks off the North Carolina coast. In an area long known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" for the many vessels lost there, the crew of NOAA's Okeanos Explorer located both the hunter and prey from a forgotten battle. The NOAA vessel mapped and sonar-imaged the German submarine U-576 and its victim, the freighter Bluefields. Both vessels lie on the bottom of the ocean, a mere 240 yards apart from each other. These are war graves—and in need of protection from looters…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
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