wreckage
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The area has currents so strong that they continue to move the wreckage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Aerial footage showed a large fire that appeared to involve shipping containers and cars, and the wreckage of a helicopter, whose mangled tail and rotors could be seen in the flames.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Schumacher’s Thomas Bros. guide was found in the wreckage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Philippine Coast Guard says it has recovered 30 bodies from the wreckage of a ferry that caught fire this week, bringing the total death toll to 35.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
“This is what I have to live with—the twins and the wreckage they leave behind.”
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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