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Titanic salvage mission (1982)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Douglas Woolley, from Baldock, Hertfordshire, on the formation of a salvage company to re-float the sunken cruise liner, The Titanic. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Victory Report: Mary Rose Report - Sleipner (1979)

Track 2 from AV1/VR3/S1. Documentary programme in Victory Report Series with interviews concerning the fitting out of the recovery vessel Sleipner for use in the raising of the Tudor warship Mary Rose from...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Weather affecting salvage of Christos Bitas (1978)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male salvage worker on how the adverse weather has temporarily halted the salvage operation of the grounded Greek oil tanker, Christos Bitas. Male interviewer not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Salvage operation for Christos Bitas (1978)

Genre

Interview

Unidentified male salvage worker discusses preparations to tow the grounded Greek oil tanker, Christos Bitas. He describes the arrival of Dennis(?) Pearce(?), a famous salvage worker who once walked on the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

RMS Lusitania salvage attempt (1982)

Genre

News report

Report on the salvage of the wreck of the liner RMS Lusitania which sank after being torpedoed by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland on 07/05/15. Male reporter not identified.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Mont Louis salvage operation continues (1984)

Genre

Interview

Report back on the salvage operation of the French ship, Mont Louis, as barrels of Uranium Hexafluoride are removed and on reaction of locals and political row over who should pay for the salvage. The Mont...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

HMS Edinburgh gold bullion salvage (1981)

Genre

Interview

Interview with Malcolm Williams of Wharton Williams sub sea engineering company about the salvage of the HSM Edinburgh gold bullion and the removal of bones from the designated war grave. Male interviewer...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

London Salvage Corps (1983)

Genre

Interview

Rodney Bennett interviews a male speaker (not identified - poss. Chief Officer Terence McCarthy) about the history and role of the London Salvage Corps branch of the London Fire Brigade. The interview...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Herald of Free Enterprise disaster (1987)

Genre

Press conference

Press conference with Captain Hans Wallenkamp, salvage crew, on the salvage operation; and Peter Ford, Townsend Thoresen chairman asking press to respect feelings of relatives during salvage operation....

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Isles of Scilly helicopter crash - salvage operation (1983)

Genre

News report

Paul Maurice reports on the salvage operation and aftermath of the crash of a British Airways Helicopters’ commercial Sikorsky S-61 en route from Penzance in Cornwall to St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio