In the new Mary Rose: Secrets of a Tudor Battleship, Emily Brevit elaborates on how to find and save the ship with the aid of experts. The warship Mary Rose was lifted from the ocean surface forty years ago in 1982 after a protracted and impressive team effort.
The fragile wooden frame of the Mary Rose emerged from the water off the coast of Portsmouth, Hampshire, on October 11, 1982. This moment was very significant, was broadcast around the world, and was greeted by cheers from onlookers along the city walls. This daring work was the result of more than 17 years of diligent work by a sizable team of divers, archaeologists, and scientists.
But how did they manage to rescue this lost ship from the ocean below so long ago?
While many people remember the increase in the 1980s, attempts to restore the ship have a much longer date, extending to the sixteenth century, according to the “Hittor Extra” website.
Other early attempts to move the boat were halted after several maids were broken, and rescuers unable to draw the ship in a straight posture. In 1546, a crew commanded by the Italian rescue worker Piero Corsi (which included African diver Jacques Francis) recovered several items from the ruins.
The search for Mary Rose continued throughout the years, but it wasn’t until 1965—in collaboration with the British group South-aqua Club—that one individual, the late Alexander Makki—whose true goal was to find Mary Rose—was able to finally succeed in finding her.
Using sonar tests, the team discovered a strange shape under the sea floor, and between 1968 and 1971, a team of volunteer divers explored the area and using bulldozers, water jets and bridges, they started drilling and encouraged them to appear the wood pieces that were immersed.
The peak occurred on May 5, 1971, when diver Percy Oakland discovered three Mary Rose Port tyres, and the Thodour War ship was lifted from the ocean surface in 1982 following a protracted and magnificent group effort.
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