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Diving into history : 50 years of exploring our maritime heritage / directed by Michael Pitts.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Shipwrecks--Great Britain.
- Shipwrecks.
- Shipping--Underwater archaeology--Great Britain.
- Shipping.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Documentary films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 video file (35 minutes)): sound, color
- Other Title:
- 50 years of exploring our maritime heritage
- Place of Publication:
- [Eugene, Oregon] : Heritage Broadcasting Service, [2023]
- System Details:
- digital
- Summary:
- England-today an island nation-state-has been separated from the European continent by the ocean waters of the English Channel for the last 8,000 years. Seafaring across the English Channel, and via the Irish Sea-to invade, settle, or trade-has ensued for eons, from the Bronze Age all the way through to the 20th Century. And so have shipwrecks, caused by reefs, storms, piracy, and war. Each shipwreck tells a different tale from the long and rich record of British maritime history. In 1973, the British Parliament passed the Protection of Wrecks Act, which enabled the designation of restricted areas around significant shipwrecks to be monitored, researched and presented to the public by a system of volunteer maritime heritage conservationists. By 2023, 57 shipwrecks had received crucial protections under the Act.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed on July 14, 2025).
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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