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    AROUND THE WORLD

    Dec 05, 2019 3 minutes
    BY JASON URBANUS

    OUTH CAROLINA: After the Confederate submarine attacked USS in Charleston Harbor in 1864, the sub sank mysteriously, killing all eight of its crew. Experts have long wondered why the vessel went down, and some now believe it may have been due to a disabled air circulation system. New research suggests that the system of snorkel tubes and rubber hoses that pumped fresh air into the vessel while it remained submerged had been dismantled, perhaps contributing to the sub’s fate.

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