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Divers Remove Thousands Of Gallons Of Oil From Sunken Tanker

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Coast Guard crewmembers work alongside New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Resolve Marine Group to help assess the condition of the Coimbra wreck between May 1 - 4

Coast Guard crewmembers work alongside New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Resolve Marine Group to help assess the condition of the Coimbra wreck between May 1 - 4

2019. The Coimbra was a supply ship owned by Great Britain when the ship was sunk off the coast of Long Island

2019. The Coimbra was a supply ship owned by Great Britain when the ship was sunk off the coast of Long Island

during World War II by a German U-boat. COURTESY RODION MAZIN

during World War II by a German U-boat. COURTESY RODION MAZIN

authorValerie Gordon on May 21, 2019
A World War II tanker, the Coimbra, which was torpedoed by a German U-boat 30 miles off the coast of the Shinnecock Inlet in 1942, was, until recently, still leaking... more

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