Maritime archeologists positively identify British warship that went down in 1742 in what s now Dry Tortugas National Park wgcu.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wgcu.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Some were fabled vessels that have fascinated people for generations, like Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ship that sank in the Antarctic in 1915. Some were common workhorses that faded into the depths, like the Ironton, a barge that was carrying 1,000 tons of grain when it sank in Lake Huron in 1894. No matter their place in history, more shipwrecks are being found these days than ever before, according to those who work in the rarefied world of deep-sea exploration. “More are being found, and