The USS Pollux and USS Truxtun ran aground in 1942. Now divers have found more than a dozen bombs and numerous artillery projectiles in the wrecks.
Divers discovered more than a dozen bombs and numerous artillery projectiles in the wrecks of two U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Canada, theThe USS Pollux and USS Truxtun ran aground during a storm off of St. Lawrence Harbor, Newfoundland on Feb. 18, 1942, according to. They sank and more than 200 people died, with around 180 people making it safely to land.
Divers from the Maritime Explosive Ordnance Disposal and the Port Inspection units recently surveyed the underwater debris of the wrecks, according to the Canadian force. The weapons they found have been left fragmented and weather beaten after decades of saltwater exposure and erosion. Bryan Underwood/ Royal Canadian Navy
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
These Ultimate ‘Star Trek’ Ship Models at SDCC Cost as Much as a CarFactory Entertainment has revealed their versions of the U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D and U.S.S. Excelsior NX-2000.
Read more »
Star Trek's USS Enterprise Gets Subtle Change In Strange New WorldsThe USS Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds receives a subtle tweak to its exterior to go along with the sleeker interior of the ship.
Read more »
The Star Trek: Day Of Blood Crews, Complete With PronounsThe cast and crew of the USS Theseus and the USS Defiant in the Star Trek: Day of Blood event, publishing today by IDW.
Read more »
The 11 Biggest Box-Office BombsWhere does Oppenheimer rank?
Read more »
Millions in assets have been found to pay back Par Funding investors as settlement inches closerInvestigators working for the court-appointed receiver say they have found most of the estimated $250 million needed to repay investors.
Read more »