First Internet shipwreck exploration [Live

First Internet shipwreck exploration [Live | Scuba]

Last updated: December 3, 2017 at 5:24 am

DiveLive (2000) – The distance learning program was broadcast from the wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge by Marine Grafics and Rick Allen‘s Nautilus Productions.

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Salvage of cannon from shipwreck off of North Carolina, possibly from Queen Anne's Revenge. Photo by UNC Sea Grant College Program (Flickr | The Commons)

Blackbeard the Pirate (Public Domain)

Queen Anne's Revenge (Public Domain)

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