Chris Ellis BBC News, South West Rick Ayrton Dr Harry Bennett said the SS Nantes sank “with the loss of a substantial number of the crew” The mystery of a maritime disaster has been solved after experts found a vessel that sank almost 140 years ago. Diver and explorer Dom Robinson identified the SS Nantes,...
Nick Beake Europe Correspondent Kostas Kallergis Senior Europe Producer Greek Coast Guard The migrant boat sank with 650 people onboard A naval court in Greece has charged 17 coastguards over the deadliest migrant boat disaster in the Mediterranean Sea for a decade. Up to 650 people were feared to have drowned when the overcrowded Adriana...
Eve Watson BBC News, South West Dom Robinson Dom Robinson bought a shipwreck from Facebook Marketplace for £300 A diver from Plymouth has bought a World War One shipwreck off the Cornish coast for £300 after he saw it advertised on Facebook Marketplace. Dom Robinson, 53, purchased the SS Almond Branch – a 3,000-tonne cargo...