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Massachusetts. Michael Spurgeon developed a plan to resurrect the Mimi, and the vessel was subsequently purchased with venture capital provided by Spurgeon's employer, Capt. Greg
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England to the Gulf of Mexico and back, stopping at pre-arranged ports of call to meet with students in grades 4 through 7, and their teachers. At each port, "Mimifests" were held, which included various activities and presentations about marine
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Discovery Channel special about Mimi's story. After spending approximately $ 100,000 on infrastructural investments on the ship, including a complete rebuild of the stern and diesel engine, the ship became too costly to continue
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city and uncovered a conspiracy along the way. Both series emphasized equal opportunity in math and science with a diverse cast, including race, gender, and disability status, and incorporated an instructional strategy wherein the fictionalized adventure would catch the interest of students for the
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stumbled upon the Mimi at port and mounted an effort to save the ship, which had fallen into a state of disrepair. Their efforts ultimately proved unsuccessful, given among other factors the high cost that would be required to save the ship and the Mimi's limited historical value, so the Mimi was
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In 2008, it was discovered that a homeless man had been living aboard the ship while docked at the marina, and he was promptly kicked out. In an act of revenge, the man returned and removed one of several plugs in the belly of the ship, allowing her to rapidly fill with water. Mimi sank while at
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Marston retained ownership of the vessel until 1998, when the boat was sold to new owners
Captain George G. Story of Gloucester, Massachusetts, his brother Captain Alan M. Story of Deltona, Florida, and Spiro "Steve" Cocotas, also from Gloucester. They operated the vessel as Three Mates Inc. for
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Massachusetts. Captain Clement Tyler Granville, the owner of the sailboat Mimi is hired by scientist Anne Abrams and her colleague Ramon Rojas to make the census. Anne's
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port, effectively ruining all electronics aboard the ship as well as seriously damaging the recently rebuilt engine. A significant amount of damage occurred above the keel of the ship due to freshwater clams colonizing the wood while she was underwater, rendering restoration nearly impossible.
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Germans seized the Mimi for the purpose of transporting munitions and supplies to military outposts in the region of the Brittany coast. As the Germans retreated, Mimi was not destroyed by retreating Nazi forces, but rather left tied to a tree on a mudflat.
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Affleck, Mark Graham, or Mary Tanner, comes out of character and interviews a real, in many cases well-known, scientist about his or her work. These scientists include oceanographer
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