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A Compass Saves the Crew
A WWII sailor’s memento recalls the harrowing ordeal when his ship, the SS Alcoa Guide, was struck by a German U-Boat
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Abandoned Ship: The Mary Celeste
What really happened aboard the Mary Celeste? More than a century after her crew went missing, a scenario is emerging
Remember The Maine
It has been more than a century since the storied dreadnought sank, but controversy has not yet abandoned the ship
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A Stout Ship’s Heartbreaking Ordeal by Ice
Heading north for the pole, the Jeannette was frozen fast for 21 months, then sank; for captain and crew, that was the easy part
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