Sub Sea International of New Orleans has positioned a barge off the site of the

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

9-5-1993

Pages

5B

Abstract

Sub Sea International of New Orleans has positioned a barge off the site of the submerged Empire Knight, the British ship that sank in 1944 and is suspected of containing as much as 16,000 pounds of mercury. Sea sediments and marine life in the vicinity of the wreck will be checked for toxic levels of the harmful metal. Details.

Subjects

Empire Knight (Steamship), Mercury

Recommended Citation

"Sub Sea International of New Orleans has positioned a barge off the site of the" (1993). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 8838.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/8838