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The Pollockshields: Bermuda's munitions carrier wreck

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The munitions steamer Pollockshields sank in 1915 off the coast of Elbow Beach, Bermuda. The ship's wreckage is located within 15 to 30 feet of water along the shore reef. The wreckage is constantly exposed to the surge of sea waters, resulting in high turbidity, with underwater visibility of 30 feet.

Author: Stearns, Walt
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Skin Diver
Subject: Sport, sporting goods and toys industry
ISSN: 0037-6345
Year: 1999
Skin diving, Divers, Divers (Persons)

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Bermuda's Xing Da: the Chinese smuggler wreck

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Xing Da used to be a freighter used by a Chinese mafia to smuggle Chinese nationals to the US. It became the target of a sting operation to curtail human smuggling to the US. After the operation, the vessel was sunk to the bottom of the Atlantic just outside Bermuda's northwest barrier reef.

Author: Stearns, Walt
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Skin Diver
Subject: Sport, sporting goods and toys industry
ISSN: 0037-6345
Year: 1998

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Bermuda's three masted square rigged wreck

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The wreckage of a North Carolina ship that was recorded to have sunk within the depths of the Bermuda seas in the late 19th century offer a photographic site for underwater navigators. This shipwreck is found near other historic wrecks.

Author: Stearns, Walt
Publisher: Primedia Enterprises, Inc.
Publication Name: Skin Diver
Subject: Sport, sporting goods and toys industry
ISSN: 0037-6345
Year: 1997
Brief Article, Underwater photography

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