Shipwrecks of the Delmarva Coast

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Listen Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Conflict, Science, Society

Since 1632, the coastline along Maryland, Virginia and Delaware has claimed more than 2,300 sea vessels -- including Spanish galleons, Revolutionary War blockades, and German U-boats. Kojo meets a local marine archaeologist who's working to preserve and document this underwater legacy.

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Guests

Donald G. Shomette

Marine archaeologist; author "Shipwrecks, Sea Raiders, and Maritime Disasters along the Delmarva Coast 1632-2004" (Johns Hopkins University Press)

David Howe

Secretary, Institute of Maritime History

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