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on September 5, 2016 in World News

EPIC FIND: First glimpses revealed of WWII shipwrecks discovered off North Carolina coast

Amazing underwater footage has revealed the first glimpses of two shipwrecks involved in the “Battle of the Atlantic” during World War II. The subaquatic video released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals the sunken remains of the German submarine U-576 and the Nicaraguan-flagged freighter SS Bluefield, more than 70 years after they perished in a convoy battle off North Carolina. Take a first look at wrecks of two #WWII shipwrecks off NC coast: https://t.co/zZ7fTa5kVN@MonitorNMS#NOAApic.twitter.com/YzbtXgvPbz — NOAA Ocean Explorer (@oceanexplorer) August 31, 2016 On July 15, 1942, the U-576 sank the SS Bluefield off Cape Hatteras in North Carolina,...

Amazing underwater footage has revealed the first glimpses of two shipwrecks involved in the “Battle of the Atlantic” during World War II. The subaquatic video released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reveals the sunken remains of the German...

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