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UK
Deep Sea Detectives shows
Flying Enterprise
& Duke of Buccleugh English Channel deep wrecks
Mystery of the Channel Collision / History Channel
In Sept of 2005 Deep Sea Detectives John Chatterton
& Richie Kohler came to the UK with the documentary team
from Lone Wolf USA the company behind the popular TV show.
The man in charge Kirk Wolfinger an award winning documentary
maker over saw the filming of two separate shows for the new
season of eight.
The team had linked up with UK deep wreck divers Leigh Bishop
& Carl Spencer to bring the shows to the screen
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On location in Falmouth
photo Leigh Bishop |
| For two weeks they traveled the south coastline of England
filming the relative locations as well as new fresh High Definition
footage of the wrecks themselves. |
Filming in Falmouth
photo Leigh Bishop |
Flying Enterprise First show screened
In December 1951, the SS Flying Enterprise, a privately-owned
American cargo freighter left Hamburg, Germany bound for New
York. In the North Atlantic, the ship encountered some of the
worst storms of the century.
All 51 persons aboard the ship were evacuated except for one,
the Danish captain, Kurt Carlsen. As the world watched, Captain
Carlsen stayed aboard the foundering ship for fourteen stormy
days trying to save her. To no avail. The Flying Enterprise
sank.
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Exactly how did the ship go down? What
caused her to crack and list: was it just the storm
or was there a problem with the loading of her cargo?
What compelled the captain to stay aboard the doomed
ship for two weeks?
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Above right;
Opening shoot of the Flying Enterprise show
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Our hosts John Chatterton and Richie Kohler accompanied by
UK diver Leigh Bishop & Carl Spencer find out.
UK Screening times see History Channel listings click
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Deep Sea Detectives for the Flying Enterprise
episode
From Left to right: Evan Kovacs (underwater Cameraman) Leigh
Bishop, Richie Kohler, Carl Spencer & John Chatterton.
See New footage never seen before of the Flying Enterprise wreck
44 miles from Falmouth and 280ft /85m deep as well as new interviews
with leading historians. |
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| Duke of Buccleugh UK TV Screening dates
Another wreck we dived last year with the High Def cameras
for the Deep Sea Detectives show on the History Channel screens
soon on UK TV dates below. This wreck was originally discovered
in 1989 by Littlehampton divers Ray Lee and Bernie Attwood
both appear in the show. The crew used rebreathers again to
take advantage over depth and film into the holds of the wreck
and look at evidence of sinking and interview marine accident
investigators and other key people along the south coast of
England & Westminster. This is the first time the wreck
has been filmed for television and sees US divers John Chatterton
& Richie Kohler join forces with Leigh Bishop, Carl Spencer
& Mark Bullen to bring the story to your screen. Many
people have enjoyed a dive to the Iron Duke over the years
since she was found and those that know me will know that
she still remains my favorite wreck dive of all time.
http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/tv_guide/full_details/Technology/programme_3169.php
Show detail
On a stormy night in March 1899, two ships headed towards
each other in the English Channel. The Duke of Buccleugh,
a 380-foot iron steamer was bound for India, with a mixed
cargo of china, glassware, and industrial goods. The Vandalia,
a wooden sailing ship loaded with barrels of petroleum was
hurrying to reach London.
Shortly after 1pm the two ships collided with deadly but surprising
results. The iron Duke sank quickly, with her entire crew
of 47. The badly damaged wooden Vandalia however survived
and limped ashore.
The surviving captain reported that his sailing ship was operating
properly, when it was suddenly rammed by the iron steamer,
and for a hundred years his claim went unchallenged.
Evidence on the wreck of the Duke suggests a different story.
Did the Duke of Buccleugh ram the Vandalia or was it the other
way round? And how could wood sink iron? We investigate |
Read interview with Deep Sea Detective John
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