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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Sanctuary Biologist Harold Hudson drills a core from a large coral head growing on the site of an unidentified shipwreck off Marathon in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The core will be studied to help determine the age of the wreck. Click images for larger versions.
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A survey diver measures a large, wooden artifact on the site of an unidentified shipwreck off Marathon in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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A survey team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the State of Florida measures and maps an unidentified shipwreck off Marathon in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.
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Sanctuary Biologist Harold Hudson examines a core from a large coral head growing on the site of the unidentified shipwreck.
(Photos credit: Jeff Anderson, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary)

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