In May, in cooperation with the NOAA Monitor National Marine Sanctuary, BAREG conducted a 2 week expedition to the Outer Banks of North Carolina to perform a survey and produce a to-scale site map of the wreck of the F. W. Abrams.

F.W. Abrams wreck being surveyed
F.W. Abrams
FW Abrams Shipwreck
FW Abrams Shipwreck

Sam Abbe

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