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In
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.
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| 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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The
majority of the 1969 colour photos [transparencies] were taken on
Kodachrome 25 [25 ASA/ ISO] The 1970 colour photos [transparencies]
were on Ektachrome [64 ASA /ISO ] and a few were on Ektachrome High
Speed [160 ASA / ISO] 35mm film. These films were processed in England.
The black and white negatives were largely on Kodak Plus X 35mm
or Tri X 35mm film. A few were on Ilford stock. Most of the black
and white were processed in the Falkland Islands using the darkroom
of local photographer John Lennard.
Cameras used: Two Nikon F bodies.[ SLRs without light meters]. Lightmeters were hand-held Westonmasters. Nikkor lenses were individual 28m / 50mm/ 105mm / 200mm for 35mm. A British made Microflex twin lens reflex was used for 6 x 6 film. More Great Britain photos and feature stories are on our Nonesuch Expeditions site http://www.nonesuchexpeditions.com/ss-great-britain/ss-great-britain.htm |
