Delay in Mary Rose lifting

Title

Delay in Mary Rose lifting

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

10 Oct 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:03:17

Description

John Greenwood reports on the delay in the lifting of the Mary Rose after one of the legs of the lifting frame bent and plans to improvise repairs. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales gives his views after diving on the wreck. Margaret Rule, archaeologist in charge of the project, is optimistic. It was finally raised on 11/10/82.

Contributors

John Greenwood; Prince Charles; Prince of Wales; Margaret Rule

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Portsmouth; Royal family; Royalty; Warships; Divers; Salvage; Archaeological objects; Mary Rose; Solent; Cranes (machinery); Mary Rose Trust

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