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BERMUDA

1 THE MARY CELESTIA

efore it sank in 1864 on Bermuda’s southern reef, this side-paddle-wheel steamer outran Union ships to smuggle banned goods such as guns and ammo into Confederate ports. Divers can explore the ship from stern to bow, finning over the historic paddle wheel and adjacent reef where, from late-April into May

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