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A 'tripledemic' threat, Florida roads are a 'danger zone', and storms uncover history buried in sandOn this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss Florida being hit with a "tripledemic" as the holidays approach, as well as a new study that says the state's roads are dangerous for drivers, and Hurricanes Ian and Nicole unearth a pair of shipwrecks.
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The wooden structure is between 80 and 100 feet long and was found in front of homes that collapsed on Daytona Beach Shores last month from Hurricane Nicole.
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Tropical Storms Ian and Nicole uncovered an 1800s shipwreck on the beach where it was first discovered in 1987.
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More than 500 people died when the steamship Valbanera sank in a hurricane off Key West in 1919. But the ship, and its story, have never gotten the attention of other wrecks in that region. Marine archaeologists are hoping a recent expedition to the site will change that.
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As it turns out, neither the Bermuda Triangle nor aliens are to blame for the Cotopaxi's sinking. It took Michael Barnette 15 years of research to identify the ship, which went down with 32 people.
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Portions of this story were originally published May 6, 2019.In 1986, David Mearns received his Master’s degree in Marine Geology from the University of…
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In 1986, David Mearns received his Master’s degree in Marine Geology from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science.Since then, he's…
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When the hull of a ship believed to be from the 1700's or 1800's washed up on shore on Ponte Vedra Beach Easter weekend, one of the first groups to be…
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Overnight Tuesday, a surging ocean pushed ashore a remarkably well-preserved, 48-foot section of the wooden hull of a sailing ship that could date back...