Another Discovery Along The Way
On the same expedition, NOAA discovered two more wreck locations, though more study is necessary to identify the precise identifications of the sunken ships. One of the vessels, according to reports, was also in bad condition, with its bulk obscured by various fishing nets. The other seemed to be an unspecified tugboat, and it seemed to be in excellent condition.
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Numerous Shipwrecks
Why, though, are there so many shipwrecks beneath the Golden Gate Bridge? Part of it is due to the huge number of commercial vessels that used to pass through the strait. “We’re looking at an area that was a funnel to the busiest and most important American port on the Pacific Coast,” Delgado told Live Science in 2014.
Numerous Shipwrecks
