Lifting frame falls on Mary Rose

Title

Lifting frame falls on Mary Rose

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

11 Oct 1982

Year of production

1982

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Duration

00:02:05

Description

Chris Ryder reports from the lifting crane Tog Mor and talks to Alexander McKee, who found the Mary Rose, about the problem with the damaged lifting frame leg which is delaying the raising of the wreck. It was finally raised later that day.

Contributors

Chris Ryder; Alexander McKee

Keywords

Shipwrecks; Portsmouth; Warships; Salvage; Archaeological objects; Mary Rose; Solent; Cranes (machinery); Diving

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