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- Date
- 26 February 2024
- Time
This event has now ended
Overview
On the 07 March 1665 tragedy struck in the Thames estuary, when the warship London exploded with the loss of over 300 souls. Today, more than 350 years later, the tragedy continues as the wreck site washes away with every passing ship and tide. Located not far from Southend pier, a small team of experienced local divers brave the dark and treacherous waters to recover artefacts for public display in Southend Museum.
Hear about the tragedy, the discovery of the wreck as well as the ambitious and exciting plans to try to save the assemblage for future generations to enjoy.
Speaker
Mark Beattie-Edwards
Nautical Archaeology Society
chief executive officer
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Mark Beattie-Edwards
Mark joined the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) in 2001 and since 2015 has worked as the chief executive officer and is responsible for the day-to-day management of the charity.
Mark is currently the secretary of the Joint Nautical Archaeology Policy Committee . He sits on the International Congress on Underwater Archaeology (IKUWA) Steering Committee, the Gresham Ship Project Steering Group as well as the Heritage and Craft Committee of the Society for Nautical Research. He has also represented the NAS as an accredited NGO at meetings of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee for UNESCO.
Mark was the licensee of the HMS Holland No. 5 submarine (2005-2022) and is currently the licensee of the Normans Bay protected wreck (2009 to date) and the Unknown Wreck off Eastbourne, now identified as the Klein Hollandia (2019 to date). He has coordinated research and access to both these protected wrecks and in addition has undertaken research on the HMS m/A1 submarine and the Coronation protected wreck site on behalf of English Heritage. In 2014 Mark authored a report for English Heritage on the Local Economic Benefit of a Protected Wreck, establishing the value that could be placed on a historic wreck for the local economy of Plymouth, Devon.
Mark has worked on the Kuggmaren wreck and the St. Peter Port wrecks in Guernsey with the University of Southampton, on the wrecks in Portland harbour with the NAS and most recently with the University of Cyprus MARE Laboratory on the Nissia and the Mazotos shipwrecks in the Mediterranean.
In 2018 Mark joined the team working on the protected wreck of the London, which blew up in the Thames Estuary in 1665 and he is helping manage the Save the London campaign to save the wreck from destruction.
