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The British luxury liner RMS Lusitania was torpedoed by a German submarine on its New York-to-Liverpool run in 1915. The ship sank in 300 feet of water off the coast of Ireland; 1,198 (including 128 Americans) of 1,959 passengers and crew perished in what was seen at the time as a murderous attack on civilians, one that helped bring the United States into World War I. However, it has long been suspected — indeed, shipping documents declare — that the Lusitania was carrying munitions. But where’s the tangible proof?
Diving enthusiast Gregg Bemis (MBA ’54), who bought the rights to the wreck in 1982 for $1, has himself made the perilous deep dive to its resting place. Last year, Bemis organized a team of divers that recovered and photographed rifle cartridges that seem to be conclusive physical evidence. “Now that we’ve found it,” Bemis said, “the British can’t deny anymore that there was ammunition on board.” Bemis expects that as many as 4 million rounds of ammunition could be found; he plans to mount a $4 million forensic examination of the ship this summer (Daily Mail Online, December 20, 2008).
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