#maritimearchaeology

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🎓 Notice for students!

The application period for the 2022 Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program has opened. The Scholarship Program provides support for master’s and doctoral degrees in oceanography, marine biology, maritime archaeology. Complete applications are due December 14, 2021. Learn more: https://fosterscholars.noaa.gov/. (Photo courtesy of Andrea Kealoha. Image description: Kealoha on a boat with other researchers studying water quality and chemical oceanography.)

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Finally got the SS1 hooked up, and threw on a steel backplate. #maritimearchaeology #thatwebbingtoremyfingersup (at City of Greenville)

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Today we are shining light on the 46th anniversary of Monitor National Marine Sanctuary! 

As the first national marine sanctuary ever designated, this special place protects the historic shipwreck of the Civil War era USS Monitor. Its designation highlighted the importance of conserving the biodiversity, ecological integrity, and cultural legacy of special marine areas across the country. Happy Birthday, Monitor! (Photo: NOAA. Image description: NOAA diver surveying the USS Monitor wreck site with a bright light.)

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The control car of the airship USS Macon was once a magnificent place to see the world below. 

In 1935, Macon and its four onboard Sparrowhawk F9C-2 biplanes crashed into the Pacific Ocean and were lost until the wreck was discovered in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary in 1990. The sanctuary completed the first archeological survey of the site in 2006. Learn more at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/macon/ (Photo: Wiley Collection, Museum of Monterey. Image description: The control car from the airship USS Macon.)

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Happy #WreckWednesday!

Meet City of Washington, an iron hulled steamer launched in 1877. On July 10th, 1917, the ship ran aground on Elbow Reef sinking in what is now Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

City of Washington has been a favorite dive site for decades. It is part of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail, which consists of nine shipwrecks scattered from Key West to Key Largo representing America’s maritime history. 

To learn more, visit: https://floridakeys.noaa.gov/shipwrecktrail/welcome.html

(Photo: Bill Goodwin/NOAA. Image description: Driver examining a wreck’s broken hull.)

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Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is known for magnificent whale watching – but it's also home to a host of historic shipwrecks! 

Learn more about the wreck of the passenger steamship Portland by visiting: https://stellwagen.noaa.gov/maritime/portland.html (Photo: NOAA. Image description: A wreck underwater covered in sea anemones and other invertebrates.)

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Schooner St. Peter of Proposed Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

One of Lake Ontario’s most impressive recreationally accessible shipwrecks, St. Peter, is located northeast of Putneyville, New York. This 135-foot, three-masted schooner rests upright in 117 feet of water. Learn about the history of the schooner and the battle with 70 mph winds in this #EarthIsBlue video!

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A World War II Shipwreck Is Spewing Toxic Waste

A World War II Shipwreck Is Spewing Toxic Waste

A team of researchers studying an 80-year-old shipwreck in the North Sea have found that the ship, which was sunk by a bomb during World War II, is leaking hazardous pollutants onto the ocean floor. Read more…

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