... Lusitania IS THE tragic and romantic story of the Lusitania moving to a conclusion? Through all the complexities of maritime law, ownership and salvage, it begins to look like it. The Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht7has acted correctly in ...

... Lusitania Sir—Terence Robson, historian, is reported in the Irish Independent (Aug. 8) as having investigated the sinking of the Lusitania and as having come to the conclusion that (a) the ship was carrying large quantities of arms and (b) that the British ...

... Salvage planned for Lusitania THE owner of the Lusitania. sunk by a German torpedo in 1915. said yesterday he plans a salvage expedition to the shipwreck next year. The plan long term is to resohe the %cry important question, which is what caused the ...

... London lots THE LUSITANIA There has been a good deal of discussion recently concerning a collection of paintings which apparently were lost on the torpedoed Lusitania off the Co. Cork coast on May 7, 1915 • 80 years ago this week. It is being presumed ...

... Lusitania investigation begins EVIDENCE of previous looting on the wreck of the Lusitania will be sought in a series of dives next week. A team of four divers will examine and photograph the wreck for its owner. Santa Fe millionaire F Greg Bemis. as ...

... Lusitania's 'munitions' cargo By FERGUS BLACK THE American businessman who claims ownership of the wreck of the Lusitania wants to turn it into an international monument and to open talks with the Government about its purchase. It has also emerged that ...

... Exploring The Lusitania. by Robert Ballard. is published by ditidenfeld and Nicholson at stE2O on October ...

... Mysteries of death ship Lusitania t was a sunny May afternoon and passengers crowded the magnificent liner's decks for a view of Ireland's approaching shoreline Kinsale was just 12 miles away and the sea was mirrorcalm. Suddenly. a disturbance was heard ...

... Lusitania sinking 'a stunt' THE Lusitania, the Cunard liner sunk by a German submarine with the loss of 1,201 lives off the Irish coast in 1915, was set up as a propaganda stunt by the British government That is the view of a historian who has investigated ...

... An artist's impression of the sinking of the 'Lusitania' pressurised living capsule letter from the British Treaallowing divers unprece- sury Secretary admitting dented time and access to there were munitions on make a detailed investigation. board. There ...

... Lusitania art claim by state PRICELESS paintings Government property if which went down with the recovere d. Lusitania will become Irish This week, a senior civil servant from the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht will travel to New York to ...

... US tycoon to raise Lusitania AN AMERICAN millionaire wants to raise the liner Lusitania, sunk by a German torpedo off the coast of Cork during World War One. And today businessman F. Gregg Bemis Jr. opened a court battle to begin the biggest salvage effort ...