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Superior Destiny

A USCG buoy tender ran aground in Lake Superior and was sunk as part of a diving preserve.

11/28/1990 | Rating TV-G

WNMU Documentaries

Superior Destiny

Special | 42m 56s

A USCG buoy tender ran aground in Lake Superior and was sunk as part of a diving preserve.

This WNMU-TV 1990 documentary tells the story of the intentional sinking of the Mesquite, a Coast Guard buoy tender which ran aground in December 1989 off the Keweenaw Peninsula, and which has since become a premiere diving attraction.

11/28/1990 | Rating TV-G

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WNMU Documentaries

Superior Destiny

Special | 42m 56s

This WNMU-TV 1990 documentary tells the story of the intentional sinking of the Mesquite, a Coast Guard buoy tender which ran aground in December 1989 off the Keweenaw Peninsula, and which has since become a premiere diving attraction.

11/28/1990 | Rating TV-G

Problems playing video?   | Closed Captioning Feedback

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