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I was a part of the archeological survey conducted in 1985; my father Chas C. (Chuck) Hand III was the divemaster. The two vessels were scuttled in the mouth of the Mobile and Spanish rivers in an effort to prevent the Union Navy from coming up river. The two vessels are in approximately 25-30 feet of water and are covered by the same amount of river mud and silt. Both were in surprisingly good shape. it was believed by all involved that the vessels would contain limited artifacts but the coordinates were only shared with the Corps of Engineers to prevent "pirating and pillaging" of the vessels like so many of the wrecks in the Mobile Bay area have been done. At the time it was thought to be too expensive to attempt to salvage the two vessels and I can imagine that belief has only grown considering our nation's current view of the South and the Civil War.

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