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Coverage dated March 22, 2022 to March 23, 2022

207-year-old whaling ship discovered in the Gulf of Mexico

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By Maxime Tamsett, CNN The discovery of a 207-year-old whaling ship in the Gulf of Mexico is shedding light on the history of its Black and Native American crew members in the early 1800s. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and partners discovered Industry, a two-masted, 64-foot woo…

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  1. NBC News

    Wreckage of 207-year-old whaling ship found on seafloor of Gulf of Mexico (opens NBC News)

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    The ship, called Industry, was hunting whales when a strong storm snapped its masts and opened its hull to the sea on May 26, 1836.

  2. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Wreck of 207-year-old whaling ship discovered in Gulf of Mexico (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    Nearly 190 years later, experts say it's still the only whaler known to have gone down in the Gulf of Mexico.

  3. Live Science

    19th-century whaling shipwreck identified in the Gulf of Mexico (opens Live Science)

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    Native Americans and the descendants of enslaved African people served as crew on the vessel.

  4. KRDO

    207-year-old whaling ship discovered in the Gulf of Mexico (opens KRDO)

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    By Maxime Tamsett, CNN The discovery of a 207-year-old whaling ship in the Gulf of Mexico is shedding light on the history of its Black and Native American crew members in the early 1800s. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and partners discovered Industry, a two-masted, 64-foot woo…

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Wreck of only sunken Gulf whaler discovered 190 years later (opens WHEC Rochester)

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  6. Washington Examiner

    Wreckage of centuries-old whaling ship discovered in Gulf of Mexico (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The wreckage of what is believed to be a more than 200-year-old whaling ship was discovered at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico.

  7. Washington Post

    Wreck of 200-year-old whaling ship may have been found in Gulf of Mexico (opens Washington Post)

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    Explorers may have found the wreck of the only whaling ship ever lost in the Gulf of Mexico.

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