Tsunami and Salvage: The Archaeological Landscape of the Beeswax Wreck, Oregon, USA Chapter © 2017 Introduction In April 2018, a research consortium located and identified the shipwreck site of the bark South Australian near the town of Victor Harbor, South Australia (Fig. 1). The team co...
Who is more at fault, Bass asks, the professional archaeologist who carefully excavates a site and never publishes on it or the treasure hunter who locates a submerged wreck, salvages part, conserves part, and publishes a book on the operation? “I’m speaking of [sal...
Gradually theWahinedrifted further down the harbour, until she was just by Steeple Rock, off Point Dorset. By now a tug had set off from Queens Wharf to try and reach theWahine. A tug boat tries to tow the ferry At about 11:00am, a line from the tug was used to try and tow th...
The new technologies and equipment developed especially for the salvage of the ancient boat will "surely be used in the future for more underwater archaeological operations," Lu said. Water will be pumped out of the dock, and protective facilities will be installed around the container. Exposed ...
The salvage began in Port Louis, a day’s sail from the wreck. The men and equipment were carried on a chartered yacht, a ninety-foot liveaboard usually used for birding and fly fishing. The salvagers had to come prepared for anything. They didn’t know what kind of shape the boat woul...
Reporting wreck is simple process and involves completing a Report of Wreck and Salvage form which can be downloaded from the web. For more information please see http://www.dft.gov.uk/mca/mcga07-home/mcga- receiverofwreck All aircraft that have crashed in military service are protected by ...
she was often noted by passing ships and used as a landmark. Eventually the hulk was burned in order to salvage the metal fastenings. Some metal parts of the Vesta can still be found today on the spot where she rested for so long. One of her anchors still lies buried in the sand and...
SIE mission capability may be very valuable to certain stakeholders, particularly within the defense, archaeology, salvage and emergency response sectors. The U.S. government, in one famous example, once attempted to covertly raise a Soviet nuclear submarine wreck in 1974, at enormous risk and expe...