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Rewind to the year 1888: The 202-foot SS City of Chester, departing San Francisco harbor in thick fog is nearly cut in two by the much larger liner Oceanic, arriving from Hong Kong. Within 6 minutes, the smaller ship disappears under the turbulent current near the site of the present-day Golden Gate Bridge, claiming 16 lives.

Now, fast-forward to Wednesday: NOAA says it's found the wreck of the SS City of Chester, which still ranks among San Francisco's worst maritime disasters. The discovery was made last May by the agency's Office of Coast Survey Navigational Response Team 6, using a small boat equipped with a multi-beam sonar.

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