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In December 1967 the Government said the US Army report found salvage technically feasible, but a UK reassessment judged salvage risk greater than leaving the wreck in place and publicly estimated 1,445 tons of TNT remained.
Claim record CLM-0017 in the public UNEXPLODED archive.
Claim: CLM-0017
In December 1967 the Government said the US Army report found salvage technically feasible, but a UK reassessment judged salvage risk greater than leaving the wreck in place and publicly estimated 1,445 tons of TNT remained.
Status: official_position | Confidence: high | Date: 1967-12-13
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