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Severed bow of famed U.S. ship torpedoed in WWII found on Pacific seafloor
A Japanese torpedo slammed into the USS New Orleans in 1942, tearing off nearly one-third of the ship and killing over 180 ...
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Historic World War II ship found in the Pacific Ocean
Researchers and scientists found a part of an 80-year-old damaged World War II warship more than 600 meters deep in the ...
Mystery on Pacific seafloor proves to be part of daring WWII saga, US Navy says
The bow, which fell to a depth of 2,214 feet, had been unaccounted for since Nov. 30, 1942, when a Japanese torpedo detonated ...
Silicon Valley venture capitalist helps lead controversial race to start mining ocean floor
Company received a major boost in April when Trump issued an executive order asserting America’s right to mine beneath the ...
Shipwreck fragment linked to one of WWII’s strangest rescue tales
During the Battle of Tassafaronga, the USS New Orleans was struck by a Japanese torpedo that detonated its forward magazines, ...
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Mammoth Tusk Found at the Bottom of the Ocean, Hundreds of Miles from Shore
A tusk originally discovered in 2019 at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean has been identified as a mammoth tusk. The tusk was found by a team from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute 185 miles ...
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Study Reveals how Deep Ocean Currents Shape Microbial Life across South Pacific
A groundbreaking study in the journal Science, has unveiled how deep ocean currents—known as global overturning ...
A torpedoed US Navy ship escaped the Pacific in reverse, using coconut logs. Its sunken bow has just been found
The bow of a US Navy cruiser damaged in a World War II battle in the Pacific has shone new light on one of the most ...
Long-lost bow of WWII ship found nearly 83 years after it was blown off in Japanese torpedo strike
To find the bow of this ship is an opportunity to remember the sacrifice of this valiant crew, even on one of the worst nights in U.S. Navy history.” ...
New Study Reveals How Deep Ocean Currents Shape Microbial Life Across The South Pacific
Bethany Kolody prepares water samples aboard the NOAAS Ronald H. Brown, during the P18 GO-SHIP voyage from Easter Island to Antarctica in the Sout ...
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Lost Bow of American Warship Found Eight Decades After It Was Blown Off by a Japanese Torpedo in World War II
After the attack, crews sailed the USS "New Orleans" backwards for more than 1,000 miles across the Pacific. Since then, the ...
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Undersea expedition discovers bow of USS New Orleans, lost in WWII
On Nov. 30, 1942, a torpedo sank the heavy cruiser New Orleans, sending it to the bottom of the Pacific. Its whereabouts were lost to history — until now.