Episode 6: The Volnay.
A video having a look at a popular local wreck dive, that of the steamship Volnay, a 4610 ton British cargo ship homeward bound with war supplies when she hit a mine off the coast of Cornwall on the 14th December 1917.
Initially the crew thought she might stay afloat and anchored her up in the shallow bay just off pothoustock, but unfortunately she would go on to sink where the remains now lie in 20m of water.
The wreck is good to dive over winter as typically the visibility is better and its nice to be able to see some of features from a steamship recognisable on the wreck despite several attempts at salvage over the years.
Toward the end of the video we look at some of the artefacts raised over the years and explain how the 18 pounder ammunition was used.
All items in the video have been legally salvaged and declared to the Maritime and Coastguard agencys "receiver of wreck" as per UK maritime salvage law.
All ammunition items been inspected by both police and a bomb disposal team and declared safe/inert. Please do not let this video encourage yourself to go and raise similar items.
Thanks to Jason Rosevear for the original photo of the Volnay at sea.
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6 авг 2024
