Posts Tagged as ‘news’

February 3, 2009

Salvage team finds wreck of the Victory

Salvage team finds wreck of the Victory
Marine experts fear a historic legacy could be lost if US treasure hunters raise the pre-Nelson flagship
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2009/feb/01/hms-victory-wreck
The wreck of one of the most famous ships in British naval history has been discovered by a controversial US marine salvage company – a find that will fuel a major row about [...]

January 6, 2008

King Alfred’s arm severed and other Horror stories

What was the point of that!  This News from the BBC :
A statue of King Alfred which stands in the centre of an Oxfordshire town has had its right arm – which brandished a battle axe – cut off and smashed.
Only a pile of rubble was left after the attack in Wantage.
Police said CCTV [...]