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Puszta

Type:
shipwreck, steamer
Built:
1911, Newcastle, England, as Etolia
Specs:
( 348 x 50 ft ) 3373 tons
Sunk:
Tuesday April 17, 1934
ran aground on Block Island - no casualties
Depth:
20 ft
Ran aground in fog off northeast shore of Block Island, between buoy C3 (Old Britton Rock) and shore. Completely broken up.

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Hammerhead Shark

Hammerhead Shark

Sphyrna lewini

Size:
to 13 ft

Habitat:
coastal waters

Notes:
dangerous

Hammerhead Shark

Sharks such as the Hammerhead, that have their eyes positioned on lateral extensions of their heads belong to the family Sphyrnidae. ( Sphyrna is Greek for hammer. ) Four species occur in the region:

  • Scalloped Hammerhead Sphyrna lewini - most common
  • Smooth Hammerhead, Sphyrna zygaena - most northerly
  • Great Hammerhead, Sphyrna mokarran - largest, mainly tropical
  • Bonnethead, Sphyrna tiburo - smallest

More: Hammerhead Shark ...

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