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Crews work to dig up buried Steamboat Malta

Posted at 5:58 PM, Mar 05, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-05 18:58:13-05

Progress has been made as crews work to bring up the long-lost Steamboat Malta.

Dave Hawley from the Arabia Steamboat Museum has spent months looking for the fully stocked Indian trade ship called Steamboat Malta and they finally found it after documents showed it sank near Malta Bend, Mo.

Hawley and his crew went to the site to take measurements of where they need to dig.

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As they did that, students at Belinder Elementary School watched via web chat.

Once the boat is recovered, Hawley plans to put it on display, just like the Arabia.

CLICK HERE for more information about the boat on the Steamboat Arabia's website.

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