One of the estimated 50,000 wrecks around the UK coastline (IMAGE)

University of Plymouth

One of the estimated 50,000 wrecks around the UK coastline

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There are an estimated 50,000 shipwrecks around the UK’s coastline and they serve as a deterrent to fishers who use bottom towed trawling to secure their catches

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