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    Azorean Palace in the Clouds

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    Atop a dormant volcano in the Azores, the remnants of the abandoned Monte Palace Hotel slowly disappear behind vegetation.  In the late 1980s this hotel...
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    What Happened to the Mary Celeste?

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    Merchant vessel Mary Celeste was discovered floating unmanned and abandoned in the Atlantic Ocean on December 4th, 1872. The ship had been at sea...
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    Plymouth, Montserrat: Pompeii of the Caribbean

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    For centuries, the Georgian-era town of Plymouth served as the main port for Montserrat, a part of the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies....

    Largest Ship Graveyard in the World: Nouadhibou, Mauritania

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    Extending from the west coast of Africa is Ras Nouadhibou, a small peninsula shared by Mauritania and Western Sahara. The east side of the...
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    Maritime Tech: A Lighthouse Guide

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    Lighthouses are a dying breed. Ships feared dark coastlines and relied on lighthouses to keep them safe from dangerous rocks. Today with GPS and...
    Uncovering the history of the abandoned, forgotten, and unexplained.