
February 9, 2012
Researchers lower an underwater robot into Block Island Sound off the Westerly, R.I., coast Wednesday, to explore a shipwreck thought to be the USS Revenge, commanded by navy hero Oliver Hazard Perry.
Stories this photo appears in:
Researchers probe 200-year-old shipwreck off RI
For two centuries it rested a mile from shore, shrouded by a treacherous reef from the pleasure boaters and beachgoers who haunt New England’s southern coast.

Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Please review our Policies and Procedures before registering or commenting
Or login with:
OpenID