ShipwreckHunter
Jr. Member
- May 15, 2015
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- Detector(s) used
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Garrett Master Hunter
GTI 2500
Infinium LS
Sea Hunter II
Pro-Pointer AT
- Primary Interest:
- Shipwrecks
Diver sold historic cannon from Southend shipwreck..
A DIVER has admitted fraud after selling historic cannon he took from a 17th-century shipwreck in waters off Southend.
Vincent Woolsgrove recovered five cannon from the wreck of the warship London, which sank in 1665 in the estuary, close to where Southend Pier now stands. Woolsgrove handed two of the guns he salvaged to the Crown, and claimed a salvage award.
However, the 48-year-old commercial diver reported finding three other pieces in international waters, going on to sell them on to an American collector for more than £50,000. Diver sold historic cannon from Southend shipwreck (From Echo)
A DIVER has admitted fraud after selling historic cannon he took from a 17th-century shipwreck in waters off Southend.
Vincent Woolsgrove recovered five cannon from the wreck of the warship London, which sank in 1665 in the estuary, close to where Southend Pier now stands. Woolsgrove handed two of the guns he salvaged to the Crown, and claimed a salvage award.
However, the 48-year-old commercial diver reported finding three other pieces in international waters, going on to sell them on to an American collector for more than £50,000. Diver sold historic cannon from Southend shipwreck (From Echo)
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