Effort to Raise Turret of the Monitor Postponed
From Times Wire Reports
Strong undersea currents and shifting winds delayed an attempt to raise the 120-ton revolving gun turret of the Civil War ironclad the Monitor from 240 feet under the Atlantic Ocean’s surface 16 miles off Cape Hatteras.
Cmdr. Bobbie Scholley, the Navy’s commander for the expedition, said the operation could take place today. Raising the turret is the last big job in a five-year effort to save the ship’s unique features.
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