#Sailors' Archive
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Story December 29, 2016
Diving in Amasra
In 1939, Amasra's only diver Muhtar Hasan salvaged an 800-tonne sunken ship — a story recovered by the Amasra Sailing Club to honour the town's legendary mariners.
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Story December 29, 2016
The Naval Seaplane Station in Amasra
In 1922 a secret seaplane station was established in Amasra's small harbour: smuggled Gotha flying boats attacked Greek warships from the Black Sea during the War of Independence.
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Story December 29, 2016
What a Shipwreck Could Do
The ship 'Rize' sank in Amasra harbour during the 1931 storm and spent twenty years as the town's favourite diving spot — and the ŞAHİN wreck's story from the Sakaoğlu archive.
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