Ship Wreck Found in Massachusetts Bay
From United Press International
BOSTON —
The wreck of the Portland, a 280-foot side-wheel steamer that claimed more than 160 lives when it sank in a ferocious 1898 storm, has been found in Massachusetts Bay, a maritime explorer said Friday.
John Fish, co-director of Historical Maritime Group of New England, said his crew used sonar equipment this week to confirm that they had found the ship in waters north of Cape Cod.
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