After a four-year long underwater study of the waters north and south of the English Channel representatives have accused fishing tralwers of damaging archaelogical wrecks. The Odyessey Explorer ex J Marr freezer trawler Farnella is engaged in a massive survey of the seabed around the coast hoping to locate ships with commercial value to salvagers.
The BBC video clip includes an interview with Chris Vinnecombe, isnhore fisherman from Falmouth.
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Thursday, 21 May 2009
Comprehensive underwater survey of the Western Approaches and English Channel reveal trawler damage
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