The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced Wednesday the discovery of a 207-year-old whaling ship in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship, called Industry, was a 64-foot long, two-masted.
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The wreck of a 19th-century whaling ship from Westport, Massachusetts, has been identified in the Gulf of Mexico.
The brig, called Industry, was hunting for sperm whales when it went down in a storm in 1836.
It’s a unique find in part because of the multiracial crew, said Monica Allen, director of public affairs for NOAA Research, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.