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Remains Found Inside USS Monitor Turret Increase
Navy divers locate additional human remains inside the USS Monitor turret off Cape Hatteras raising the count from one to at least two and possibly three sailors. The turret was raised with NOAA help and remains will be sent to Hawaii for identification or burial by the Navy. An overcoat button, pocketknife, and an empty boot were also found in the turret.
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Richmond
Monitor
Navy
Robbie Schelley
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cape Hatteras
N.C
John Broadwater
Broadwater
Army Central Identification Laboratory
Hawaii
U.S. Navy