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In July and August 2004, C & C Technologies, Inc. of Lafayette, LA, USA partnered with scientists and film makers from across the United States and Canada to assess and document archaeological and biological aspects of six World War II shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. The depth of the shipwrecks ranged from 285–6,444 ft (87–1,964 m) below sea level. All six shipwrecks were found during oil and gas related surveys. The United States Department of the Interior, Mineral Management Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Ocean Exploration under the auspices of the National Oceanographic Partnership Program sponsored this multidisciplinary study.
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Church, R.A., Warren, D.J. The 2004 Deepwrecks Project: Analysis of World War II Era Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico. Int J Histor Archaeol 12, 82–102 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-008-0050-1
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