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The Wrecker Memorial at Key West. Wreckers flocked to the scene of shipwrecks hoping to salvage the cargoes for their own enrichment. However, their firstlegal priority was to save lives. (Image credit: Captain Albert E. Theberge)
Photographer
Captain Albert E. Theberge
Display Date
2001 April 27
Location
Florida, Key West
Category
America's Coastlines
Southeast
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA Corps (ret.)
Keywords
Coastline
Southeast Florida