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Thursday, 05/10/2018 8:16:46 AM

Thursday, May 10, 2018 8:16:46 AM

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A nice write up in the Miami Herald........

It was one of the nation's deadliest maritime mysteries. NC explorers solved it this week.

One of the nation's deadliest maritime mysteries was solved this week, when divers found conclusive proof that a wreck 40 miles off North Carolina is the Pulaski, a ship that sank in 1838 with half its wealthy passengers.

The evidence came in the form of a candlestick holder, with the phrase "SB Pulaski" on the bottom.

"That stands for Steam Boat Pulaski," said Keith Webb of Blue Water Ventures International, a partner in the recovery effort with Endurance Exploration Group. "This is a game changer. I have believed for so long we were in the right spot, and there's nothing like the feeling of having something like this confirmed."

The sinking of the Pulaski has often been referred to as "the Titanic of its time," because the ship was state of the art and its 200-plus passengers were among the wealthiest and most influential families in the Southeast, say historians.



http://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article210609289.html