Rick Wharton on HMS Edinburgh gold

Title

Rick Wharton on HMS Edinburgh gold

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:04

Description

Diver, Rick Wharton on the likelihood of a second salvage operation to recover the remaining gold on board the HMS Edinburgh which was sunk during World War II. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Rick Wharton

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Prices; Warships; Gold; Costs; Deep sea diving; Salvage; Wreck sites; Gold trade; HMS Edinburgh; Diving equipment

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