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Poling Brothers #2

Shipwreck Poling Brothers #2

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1863, USA
Specs:: ( 116 x 23 ft ) 159 tons
Sunk:: Wednesday February 7, 1940
struck pack ice - no casualties
Depth:: 65 ft

upright & intact, very poor visibility and strong tidal current

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Double-Crested Cormorant

Cormorant

What do you get when you cross a pigeon with a duck?

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