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Joe Golder & Milo Boyd

Wreckage of 207-year-old whaling ship destroyed in storm found in Gulf of Mexico

The wreck of a 207-year-old whaling ship that was sailed by descendants of enslaved people has been discovered.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) found the vessel Industry beneath the waves in the Gulf of Mexico.

The 64-foot-long ship, or what remains of it, was operated by the "descendants of African enslaved people and Native Americans" in "one of the nation's oldest industries", the organisation said.

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