Survivors of a torpedoed American ship arrive in Miami. (18 May 1942)
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Author: Miami Maritime
A fisherman tows a loose (15 May 1942)
A fisherman tows a “loose” mine into Tavernier. (15 May 1942)
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The Mexican tanker Potrero del (15 May 1942)
The Mexican tanker Potrero del LLano is torpedoed near Fowey Light. The flaming wreckage floats north in the Gulf Stream lighting up Miami Beach. (15 May 1942)
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An American ship is torpedoed (14 May 1942)
An American ship is torpedoed off West Palm Beach. (14 May 1942)
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The US Navy removes the (14 May 1942)
The U.S. Navy removes the mine from Fort Lauderdale. (14 May 1942)
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A mine floats on to (13 May 1942)
A mine floats on to Fort Lauderdale beach. Survivors of a torpedoed Dutch ship arrive in Miami. (13 May 1942)
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Ninty two ships have been (11 May 1942)
Ninty two ships have been sunk by the Axis along the U.S. coast since 7 December. Attacks have started in the Gulf. (11 May 1942)
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An American ship Norlindo is (9 May 1942)
An American ship [Norlindo] is torpedoed off Key West. This is the eighth reported ship torpedoed off Florida in a week. [Jurgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes 1939-1945, (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983)] (9 May 1942)
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A Nicaraguan ship Sama is (8 May 1942)
A Nicaraguan ship [Sama] is torpedoed off the east coast [Fort Lauderdale]. [Jurgen Rohwer, Axis Submarine Successes 1939-1945, (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1983)] (8 May 1942)
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Crude rubber biscuits found floating (6 May 1942)
Crude rubber “biscuits” found floating in the Gulf Stream are worth only 21 cents a pound. (6 May 1942)
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