Telegraph from WWI Lusitania Shipwreck Hauled Up from the Deep

Aug 1 2017

Telegraph from WWI Lusitania Shipwreck Hauled Up from the DeepDivers have recovered the main telegraph machine from the Lusitania, the wreck at the center of one of the most infamous maritime disasters of the 20th century. Irish heritage officials confirmed that the telegraph was recovered and brought to the surface Tuesday (July 25) and is now undergoing conservation on land. The bronze artifact was "undamaged and in excellent condition," Heather Humphreys, Ireland's minister for culture, heritage and the Gaeltacht (areas where Irish is still spoken), said in a statement.