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Shipwreck searchers reach agreement on HMS Victory
Odyssey Marine Exploration, a pioneer in the field of deep-ocean shipwreck exploration and archaeology, reached an agreement with the Maritime Heritage Foundation for the financing, archaeological survey and excavation, conservation and exhibit of HMS Victory (1744) and artifacts from the shipwreck site.
HMS Victory was a British First Rate Warship that sank during a storm in 1744 while under the command of Admiral Sir John Balchin.
In 2008, Odyssey discovered HMS Victory and is salvor-in-possession of the wreck. After a period of joint consultation between the U.K. Ministry of Defence and the U.K. Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and a public consultation period, the remains of HMS Victory were transferred to the Maritime Heritage Foundation in January.
Now salvage operations can begin.
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