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Contact: Veron Smith
vernon.smith@noaa.gov
240-638-6447
NOAA Headquarters

NOAA to announce 'Battle of the Atlantic' expedition findings

NOAA will hold a news conference to announce findings from a recent research expedition to study shipwrecks sunk off the North Carolina coast during World War II. The shipwrecks are located in an area known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic," which includes U.S. and British naval vessels, merchant ships, and German U-boats sunk during the Battle of the Atlantic.

WHAT:
Battle of the Atlantic expedition news conference

WHEN:
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2009
10:00 a.m. – Noon

WHERE:
The Mariners' Museum
100 Museum Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
Phone: 757-596-2222
http://www.mariner.org/

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