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Fish swim around the wreck of the HMT Bedfordshire, an Arctic fishing trawler that was converted into an anti-submarine warship during World War II, and sunk off the coast of North Carolina.
Personal Perspectives

Underwater WWII Wrecks – Pollution or Cultural Heritage?

2012 marked the 70th anniversary of a series of World War II battles in the Pacific...
January 2013
Colorful fireworks go off over the water.
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From Sea to Shining Sea

Happy (early) Independence Day! For many of us in the United States, the 4th of...
July 2010
This portrait of William Dampier hangs in London’s National Gallery in recognition of his contribution to natural history.
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William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants

Today you can just hop on a plane and be on another continent within a day's time....
December 2017
Divers at a shipwreck site

Wood Under Sand: The Search for A Slave Shipwreck

An untimely storm with whipping gusts of wind and tumultuous waves, a sweeping...
October 2017
Dampier explored this area of Western Australia and named it Shark Bay because of the "abundance" of sharks in the waters. It is now a World Heritage site.

Around the World Again...and Again

After the success of his first voyage, Dampier was made captain of his own ship and...
July 2010

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