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Behind the blast

Behind the blast

Update: 2025-07-17
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Meet the WHOI marine superintendent behind the iconic explosion in Spielberg's thriller, Jaws.

Written by Evan Lubofsky. Narrated by Hannah Piecuch.

Read along by going to: https://go.whoi.edu/behindtheblast

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