The State - News from Nov. 13, 1988
A 1901 shipwreck at the bottom of the Golden Gate has been added to the National Register of Historic Sites, protecting it from harm through any federal action. The steamer City of Rio de Janeiro crashed into submerged rocks in the fog Feb. 22, 1901, killing 121 passengers and crew in the worst maritime disaster in San Francisco’s history. An East Bay group called Seagamb is seeking permission from the California Lands Commission to conduct a salvage operation.
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