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So they are, or at least there's a group of islands called that, of which I was unaware. My mistake. I was thinking of the more famous Marquesas: https://en.w

So they are, or at least there's a group of islands called that, of which I was unaware. My mistake. I was thinking of the more famous Marquesas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquesas_Islands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marquesas_Islands

rsj_hn 5y ago
Ahh, makes sense. This article is about the history of wrecking off the coast of the Florida Keys -- it's fascinating really. The economy of Key West was driven by wreckers who could take 20-40% of the value of the salvaged goods, and there was a whole system set up for quickly sending out salvage boats and then removing the goods as fast as possible, often in the middle of a storm and at great risk to life and limb of the wreckers. Sort of an old time of adventure.