Maritime historian Dr Sam Willis looks at how and why the shipwreck came to loom so large in British history.
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Shipwrecks: Britain's Sunken History
December 2, 2013
December 16, 2013
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Dr Sam Willis tells how the Victorians found preventative solutions, from rockets that could fire rescue lines to lifejackets, lifeboats and the Plimsoll Line.