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1969 and 1970 Tony and Marion Morrison were in the Falkland Islands making films
for BBC TV. One of the films The Great Iron Ship directed by Ray Sutcliffe
followed the salvage of Brunel's Great Britain. Marion also covered the
story for the Observer Magazine. | |||
| March 1969 Sparrow Cove, Falkland Islands. Raising the bowsprit | |||
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| 25 March 1970 Tug Varius II and pontoon Mulus III arrive in Sparrow Cove with the salvage team from Risdon Beazley Ulrich Harms. | |||
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| 26-7 March 1970 Making safe the Weather Deck and examining the Starboard Crack | |||
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| 27 March - April 1 Removing the Spar and the 3 Masts | |||
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| 11th April 1970 Repairing the Starboard Crack and Pumping Out | |||
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| Submerging
the pontoon Mulus III and lifting the ship | |||
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| 14th April 1970 Return to Stanley harbour | |||
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| 24 April - June 22nd 1970 the 7000 mile Tow home from Stanley to Avonmouth, UK | |||
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