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LOCATION OF THE PORTLAND WRECK CONFIRMED BY NOAA
Famed steamship rests in Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

August 29, 2002 —

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Pre-dive planning meeting aboard R/V Connecticut.
Pre-dive planning meeting aboard R/V Connecticut. (Left to right) Craig McDonald, director of NOAA's Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary; Bruce Terrell, archaeologist, NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program; Ben Cowie-Haskell, Portland mission primary investigator, NOAA's Stellwagen Bank NMS; Ivar Babb, director, National Undersea Research Center, University of Connecticut.
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 Deployment of side scan sonar from R/V Connecticut by National Undersea Research Center technicians.
Deployment of side scan sonar from R/V Connecticut by National Undersea Research Center technicians. Click here for high resolution version of this image.
Deployment of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from R/V Connecticut by National Undersea Research Center technicians.
Deployment of Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) from R/V Connecticut by National Undersea Research Center technicians. Click here for high resolution version of this image.		 NOAA underwater image of Portland deck bollards.
NOAA underwater image of Portland deck bollards. Click here for high resolution version of this image.
NOAA underwater image of Portland rudder assembly.
NOAA underwater image of Portland rudder assembly. Click here for high resolution version of this image.		 NOAA underwater image of Portland anchor.
NOAA underwater image of Portland anchor. Click here for high resolution version of this image.

Relevant Web Sites
NOAA’s Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary

NOAA’s National Ocean Service

NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuary Program

NOAA's National Undersea Research Program

Media Contact:
Stephanie Balian, NOAA Ocean Service, (301) 713-3066