National Geographic Kids - UK (2022-03)

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Diving With a Purpose
(DWP) lead dive
instructor Jay Haigler
cradles a stone from
a ballast pile in Coral
Bay, St. John, in the
U.S. Virgin Islands. The
stones have been key
to identifying slave
ships; they often were
used to balance the
weight of captives in
a ship’s cargo hold.
DAVID DOUBILET


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