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Enemy vessel that exploded during 1748 battle may have been found in North Carolina river

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Enemy vessel that exploded during 1748 battle may have been found in North Carolina river

Archaeologists in North Carolina recently discovered four 18th-century shipwrecks – including the likely remains of a detonated enemy vessel. East Carolina University announced the discovery on July 24. The ships were located this spring at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson, in the state’s Cape Fear region. Jeremy Borrelli, a staff archaeologist for ECU’s maritime studies program, told Fox News … Read more

Shipwreck mystery solved as lost vessel resurfaces 140 years after tragic sinking

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Shipwreck mystery solved as lost vessel resurfaces 140 years after tragic sinking

This discovery made major waves. Researchers have discovered a vessel that sank over 140 years ago — closing the book on one of the UK’s most enduring maritime mysteries. Footage of the long-lost wreckage is currently making waves online. The historic steamer, dubbed the SS Nantes, had sunk in 1888 after colliding with a German … Read more

Exclusive | Running up the Vessel — four times — is the hottest new workout class

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Exclusive | Running up the Vessel — four times — is the hottest new workout class

For tourists from around the world, the Vessel in Hudson Yards is a main attraction. They pay $10 a visit to climb to the top of the 16-story structure —which features 2,500 steps across 154 zig-zagging flights of stairs — and take in views of the city from 80 different landings. But for some local … Read more

Colin Jost tries to sell his Staten Island ferry in ‘SNL’ sketch after calling vessel his ‘dumbest’ purchase ever

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Colin Jost tries to sell his Staten Island ferry in ‘SNL’ sketch after calling vessel his ‘dumbest’ purchase ever

Colin Jost pleaded for somebody to buy his decommissioned Staten Island ferry during a rare sketch appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” During the May 3 episode, host Quinta Brunson and longtime castmember Mikey Day portrayed two angry drivers who insulted each other using bizarre hand gestures through closed car windows on a ferry. Colin Jost … Read more

FDA-Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Stirs Concerns

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FDA-Approved Artificial Blood Vessel Stirs Concerns

When the biotech company Humacyte designed a study to see if its lab-grown blood vessel worked, it decided to measure whether blood was flowing freely through the high-tech tube 30 days after it was implanted in a person. As those days passed, some of the 54 patients in the study ran into trouble. Doctors lost … Read more