Films To Record Salvaging Of Lusitania
Work on the salvaging of the Lusitania is to begin in April, says the “Christian Science Monitor." This lias been disclosed in London by Captain H. B. Russell, master of the salvage ship, Ophir, which located the famous wreck lying in 312 feet of water off the Old Head of Kinsale, Southern Ireland, In Qctober, 1935. Captain Russell hopes to clear up the mystery surrounding the cargo the Lysitania was carrying when, in Mav, 1915, a German submarine’s torpedo sent the liner to the bottom. It 4 was reported that the Lusitania was carrying a large quantity of bullion at the time, but the report has never been verified owing to the complete secrecy observed concerning war cargoes. Captain J. D. Craig, producer of several underwater motion pictures, has arranged to film the salvage operations. With the deep bed of the sea as his studio Captain Craig will use as his arc light a 5000-watt underwateflamp, which has been specially constructed, for him. A Tritonia all-metal diving suit will be used in the salvage operations. This suit bears the whole pressure of the water itself, thus relieving the diver of that handicap. It has been successfully tested in depths of more than 1000 feet.
It is expected in London that the salvage operations will not be finally completed until 1940.
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Northern Advocate, 31 March 1937, Page 6
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