How Tree Rings Helped Identify a Rhode Island Whaler Lost at Sea
A whaling ship known as the Dolphin left the shores of Warren, R.I., in 1858, never to return. Researchers say they found its wooden planks and timber pieces in Argentina.
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A whaling ship known as the Dolphin left the shores of Warren, R.I., in 1858, never to return. Researchers say they found its wooden planks and timber pieces in Argentina.
A whaling ship left Warren, R.I., in 1858, never to return. Researchers say they found its wooden planks and timber pieces in Argentina.
A wreck off the coast of Argentina is likely a Rhode Island whaling vessel from the 1850s
A whaling ship that left Warren more than 150 years ago likely sailed 10,000 miles from home before wrecking off southern Argentina, scientists say.
Scientists have announced they have identified the remnants of a sunken ship found near the Argentine city of Puerto Madryn. It would be a US-built whaler called Dolphin from the mid-1800s.