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Rhode Island first line to claim Captain Cook’s ship PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – If the ship legendary explorer Capt. James Cook used to sail around the world is found at the bottom of Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, will own it outright because of a legal maneuver it took nearly two decades ago based on an obscure, centuries-old maritime practice.