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Shipwrecks of May 19

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One of today’s wrecks, the Norseman, should serve as a warning to people not to claim discoveries as your own, when they were really made by someone else. In my opinion, such false claims can come back to make the person look not only like a liar and a fraud, but totally incompetent to boot (even though I seriously doubt all of that is the case). The question of the day is whether the ...

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Shipwrecks of May 13

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Shipwrecks of May 13

Following the loss of the convict Neva on May 13, 1835, over 200 women (most drunk on pillaged rum) and children perished. Despite her size and power, the British warship Goliath couldn’t handle the blow she took on May 13, 1913, and went down. The question for today is: How did a ship come to be wrecked in a cave and much gold was really on the bark General Grant? If you are reading this in a post, go to 

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Shipwrecks of May 12

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Shipwrecks of May 12

On May 12, 1918, the Olympic, sister ship to the ill-fated Titanic, intentionally ran down and sank a German submarine, becoming the only merchant vessel to sink a warship in World War I. There are really two questions for today: What is the truth behind the treasure in Mexican gold, silver and jewels that the SS Merida was reportedly carrying when she went to the bottom in 1912? And, was the Panamanian freighter Cocle carrying tons of Russian gold ...

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Shipwrecks of May 11

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Shipwrecks of May 11

One of the shipwrecks that took place on a May 11th was the Confederate ironclad Virgina, which only two months before had fought to a draw the United States ironclad Monitor in the world’s first clash between ironclads. Some of the other wrecks of this day resulted in large losses of life and even a case of cannibalism. If you are reading this in a post, go to http://shipwrecks.com/shipwrecks-of-may-11/ to learn more about some of the ...

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Shipwrecks of May 10

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Shipwrecks of May 10

Today’s shipwrecks include everything from a British slave ship lost in 1806 to an American freighter that foundered in 1916 off Eagle Harbor, Michigan. The question of the day is: Did some of the finest paintings of the Old Masters go down on a Dutch yacht when it was sunk in World War II? If you are reading this in a post, go to http://shipwrecks.com/shipwrecks-of-may-10/ to learn more about some of the many shipwrecks that have ...

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Shipwrecks of May 9

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Shipwrecks of May 9

Did you know that the standard barrel used on ships in the 17th through 19th centuries was called a hogshead? But what size was standard? Due to ever changing government regulations, they varied in size from 48 to 140 gallons in capacity. But, the real question for this day is: Was the Norwegian steamer Alfred Olsen carrying a secret cargo of gold or diamonds when she was torpedoed on May 9, 1941? If you are reading this ...

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