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thehindu.comNorwegian Museum Recovers 18th-Century Chinese Porcelain and Artefacts from 600m-Deep Skagerrak Wreck
Government and museum officials announced Monday the recovery of Chinese porcelain and European goods from a mid-1700s vessel found 600 metres below the surface in the Skagerrak Strait.
The IndependentCoins Found Under HMS Victory Foremast During Restoration
Six 19th-century coins were discovered beneath the foremast of HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The find occurred during mast removal work that is part of a decade-long restoration project.
news.google.comBritish Divers Discover Wreckage of US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa from World War I
A team of British volunteer technical divers located the wreckage of the United States Coast Guard Cutter Tampa off the coast of England. The ship sank nearly 100 years ago after being torpedoed during World War I. The find marks the recovery of remains from the United States' la…
nbcnews.comU.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Wreck Discovered Off Britain Coast
A diving team has located the wreck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, sunk by a German submarine in 1918 during World War I. The discovery occurred off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom, more than 300 feet deep. Officials confirmed the find, which marks the site of the la…
bbc.co.ukHMS Victory Set for Mast Removal in Decade-Long £42 Million Renovation Project
A 750-tonne crane will lift the mizzen mast, foremast and bowsprit from HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. The operation marks a milestone in The Big Repair, leaving the 260-year-old ship without masts for the first time since the early 1890s. New scaffolding and visito…
newser.comTitanic Survivor's Life Jacket Sells for Over $900,000 at 2007 Auction
A life jacket belonging to Titanic survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli sold for more than $900,000 at an auction in 2007, nearly three times its presale estimate. The item was purchased by an unidentified telephone bidder. It originated from lifeboat No. 1, which carried 12 people d…