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Monitor discovery ends Civil War ironclad search near Cape Hatteras
Duke University marine expert John G. Newton announced the Union ironclad Monitor was found upside down on the Atlantic floor about 15 miles south of Cape Hatteras Light. The wreck lies in 220 feet of water beyond diving range, with a fragile hull and a toppled cheese-box turret, indicating a graveyard area known for many shipwrecks.
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