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Underwater video shows bad anchor damage of Antarctic seabed
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Underwater video shows bad anchor damage of Antarctic seabed

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New underwater footage reveals how anchors and chains from ships are damaging the Antarctic seafloor and its marine life.

Antarctica’s bays look calm from the surface. Down below, that calm hides scars. When large vessels stop in shallow Antarctic waters, many of them still drop heavy anchors attached to long chains. Wind and currents nudge a ship around, and the chain ... [5826 chars]

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