Eyewitnesses to the accident a century ago reported the bowsprit had broken off.

As Hela continued on toward the bow, the research team saw that the end of the bowsprit is broken off, just as eyewitnesses to the accident reported a century ago. Image courtesy NOAA/NURC-UConn.

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