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  • Okeanos Explorer Dives on Pearl Harbor Mini Subs

    Okeanos Explorer Dives on Pearl Harbor Mini Subs

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    Holly Morin
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    On December 7th, 2016, the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer dove on two Japanese mini-subs that sank 75 years earlier, during the attack on Pearl Harbor. The USS Ward fired the first shot of the Pacific War, sinking this submarine 90 minutes before the air raid on Pearl Harbor. This attack marked the introduction of the…