SOUTH AFRICA: DIVERS BEGIN RECOVERING PORCELAIN TREASURE FROM 215 YEAR OLD WRECK OFF SOUTH AFRICA'S SOUTHERN MOST POINT

Record ID: 979387

  • Title: SOUTH AFRICA: DIVERS BEGIN RECOVERING PORCELAIN TREASURE FROM 215 YEAR OLD WRECK OFF SOUTH AFRICA'S SOUTHERN MOST POINT
  • Date: 23rd May 2000
  • Summary: CAPE AGHULHUS, SOUTH AFRICA (MAY 23, 2000) (SABC - NO ACCESS SOUTH AFRICA/INTERNET) 1. TRACKING SHOT VIEW OF BOAT/FROM BOAT (2 SHOTS) 0.10 2. SLV/MV DIVING CREW MEMBERS DRESSING UP BEFORE GOING DOWN; DIVER GETTING INTO WATER; DIVERS INSIDE WATER (5 SHOTS) 0.42 3. UNDERWATER GV PLATES UNDERWATER (4 SHOTS) 1.09 4. MV SURFACE CREW MEMBERS LEADING CABLE TO MV DIVERS IN WATER/ CUPS AND PLATES BEING WASHED AND LAID OUT (3 SHOTS) 1.25 5. SV SOUNDBITE (English) DIVING TEAM MEMBER, CHARLIE SHAPIRO: "There is stacks of porcelain, it is still as it was packed when the ship was loaded. So far as an archeologist is concerned that is like a time capture, it is really important."/ VIEW OF CUPS 1.35 6. MV MEMBERS OF THE DIVING TEAM CHECKING THE SHIPS BELL 1.37 7. SV SOUNDBITE (English) MARINE ARCHAEOLOGIST JACO BOSHOFF: "It is a perfect Bell, there are no inscriptions,in the video footage we have underwater we have seen bronze cannonades with the (Dutch East India Company) monogram showing the ship was working for the Amsterdam chamber."/VIEW OF BELL UNDERWATER 1.52 8. MV DIVER BRINGING MORE PORCELAIN FROM UNDERWATER 1.55 9. SV SOUNDBITE (English) DIVE MASTER BERND PANNEBERGER: "Should a problem arise, you cannot just surface, going to the surface is not the answer, you have your buddy with you, between yourselves, your buddy and your surface crew, you must sort out the problem underwater."/ SURFACE CREW HANDING DIVING CREW CAMERA 2.08 10. GV UNDERWATER SHOTS DIVERS UNDERWATER WITH LIGHTS CHECKING AROUND SUNKEN SHIP 2.19 11. SLV DIVING CREW MEMBER SURFACING 2.24 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: CAPE AGHULHUS, SOUTH AFRICA
  • Country: South Africa
  • Reuters ID: LVADCCJBC484ZYLT5NFDEIYQZG7Y
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