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FLORIDA

By SAMIR S. PATEL

March/April 2013

florida-mikes-wreck-hannah-m-bell FLORIDA: Known locally as “Mike’s Wreck,” the remains of a ship six miles off the coast of Key Largo were unidentified until a new survey. The location and measurements of the wreck match those of Hannah M. Bell, a British steamer that grounded on Elbow Reef in April 1911, laden with coal bound for Mexico. The wreck itself became one of the Keys’ many navigational hazards—the steamer Quoque wrecked on its remains in 1920. —Samir S. Patel

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