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Charleston professor created image of a secret coral reef

Charleston professor created image of a secret coral reef
science10/9/2025

College of Charleston professor Phil Dustan captured a breathtaking image of a coral reef that grew from a shipwreck. The schooner sank in the early 1900s.

Roughly 11 miles off Charleston, a doomed schooner rests on the seafloor, a shipwreck that over the past century quietly created a kaleidoscope of tropical sea life: corals, octopi and sponges. For the first time, a College of Charleston marine biolo... [3030 chars]