Shipwreck

Florida’s ‘boat graveyard’ costs taxpayers millions each year

On Sept. 12, 1944, the liberty ship George Ade was torpedoed off Cape Hatteras, N.C., by German Sub U-518. Coast Guard Cutters Jackson and Bedloe were sent out on a rescue mission during a hurricane. The mission ended with the loss of both cutters, including 21 of 22 officers and enlisted personnel.

A wreck-diving archaeologist and his quest to discover a missing submarine

The Dry Torugas with its shallow waters, combined with increasing traffic, strong currents, and numerous hurricanes, became known as a “ship trap.”

Inveterate explorer, Paul Allen, discovers another lost naval ship.