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After recovery, handicrafts were transferred to underwater antiquities laboratories in Athens.
The British was the third and final ship of the White Star Line Olympic (AFP)
More than a century after HMHS, the British ship, sister, fateful threads, in the Aegean Sea, and divers have regained the first manufactures of debris, as reported AP. The ship, which was one day, the largest and most secure, met in the Olympic Class Banals built by the white stars line, its tragic end during World War I when it hit a German mine off the Greek island of Kea on November 16, 1916. It sank in less than an hour, claiming the lives of 30 people.
In a pioneering underwater operation, a team of 11 members of the professional divers used closed circuit equipment toia more than 120 meters (390 feet) to the location of the debris. The recovery mission has been organized by the British marine historian Simon Mills, founder of the British Foundation and the current owner of the ship’s wreck. Although the campaign conducted in May, it was publicly unveiled this week after the Greek Ministry of Culture released the results of the results.
According to the ministry, these things that have been recovered the first time of the wreckage of the British, which makes this discovery important historically and archaeological. Among the artifacts that were recovered from the Lookout Bell bell, the Portside mobility lamp, a pair of perspectives, ceramic tiles, and different elements of the first and second -class cabin. These elements were carefully raised using airbags, guaranteed in containers, and immediately cleaned of marine life.
After recovery, handicrafts were transferred to underwater antiquities laboratories in Athens. Conservation efforts are taking place now, with plans to display the elements in the upcoming National Museum of Underwater Antiquities in Piraus. A dedicated department in the museum will focus on the history of World War I.
The Ministry of Culture noted that the conditions on the site were especially difficult, referring to strong currents, lower visibility, and extreme depth. Some of the targeted organisms had to be left to recover because of their fragile condition or its inaccessible location.
The British was the third and final ship of the White Star Line, which included Titanic and Olympic. Unlike its sister ships, the British was a hospital ship when it drowned.
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Sep 17, 2025, 00:53
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