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"But the Royal George did not disappear from the minds of English mariners, even when settled on the seafloor. Everyone knew that the ship contained a vast fortune—the equivalent of $2.8 million worth of guns, timber, rum, and brass machinery—sitting in silt, just 80 feet from the surface. But in the era before the invention of diving technology, descending to those depths carried the risk of death. Yet the treasure that sank with the lost Royal George continued to beckon, seducing men who were desperate to change the circumstances of their lives."
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trigjoh 8 years ago
A ripping yarn!
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zamoose 8 years ago
Today I learned: early attempts at unpressurized diving suits resulted in some divers' faces literally being ripped off by the pressure differential.
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trigjoh 8 years ago
... And don't forget those faces being shot thru a hose onto the deck of the support ship. Health and safety anyone?
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