Drone Footage Reveals How History Became Habitat in the Potomac
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Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today plants and animals are thriving on the skeletons of these vessels
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Original Title: Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today, the skeletons of 147 vessels—known as the “Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay”—have turned into an ecological oasis, drone images published in Scientific Data reveal.