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Wanna Know How to Sink an Aircraft Carrier? Crash Into an Island
Summary and Key Points: In November 1985, the USS Enterprise, one of the most famous U.S. Navy ships, nearly wrecked on the submerged Cortes Bank, 100 miles west of San Diego. -During an operational exercise, the aircraft carrier hit the submerged island, …