
Researchers Attempt Deepest Effort Recovery In Gulf
May 27, 2007 @ 10:49 AM (EST)
Source: Xray-mag.com
Researchers from Texas A&M University are recovering artifacts from a 200-year-old shipwreck that lies more than 4,000 feet beneath the Gulf of Mexico, making it the deepest such recovery effort ever attempted in the gulf.
The $4.8 million project, which began on May 22nd, is named the "Mardi Gras Shipwreck Project" after a gas pipeline in the area. The vessel could be one of the most historically significant shipwrecks found in the gulf...
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