Friday, June 10, 2005

 

Hi Shipwrecks Hawaii

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Recordnet
June 08, 2005



In this photo provided by the NOAA Maritime Heritage Program, maritime archaeologists Kelly Gleason and Tane Casserley are seen in this undated photo recording one of the whaling shipwreck sites discovered at Pearl and Hermes Atoll.

Historical and archaeological evidence suggest the atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are the sites of the whaling ships Pearl and Hermes, which were lost in 1822.

Marine scientists investigating last year's discovery of two sunken ships came across two new shipwrecks and a trail of coal that may lead to another wreck. (AP Photo/NOAA Maritime Heritage Program, Robert Schwemmer ).



Iin this photo provided by the NOAA Maritime Heritage Program, producer/director John Brooks is seen in this undated photo using high-definition video equipment to document the shipwreck site of the USS Macaw, a submarine rescue ship that sank after striking a submerged reef off Midway Atoll in 1944 during an attempt to rescue the submarine USS Flier.

Marine scientists investigating last year's discovery of two sunken ships in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands came accross two new shipwrecks and a trail of coal that may lead to another wreck. (AP Photo/NOAA Maritime Heritage Program, Robert Schwemmer).


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