THANKS TO EX-PASSENGER ALAN WALLER I CAN NOW GIVE YOU A FEW MORE DETAILS ABOUT ORDERING A COPY OF THE DOCUMENTARY THROUGH THE TV CHANNELS
WEB-SITE:
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THE PICTURES BELOW HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM A GERMAN DOCUMENTARY CALLED: "DAS WRECK DER AMERICA".
A FILM BY MANFRED PRECKEL.
PRODUCED BY:
MP-VIDEO-FILM-PRODUCTION.
TRANSLATION OF THE FILM "DAS WRACK DER AMERICA" BROADCAST IN 1999 ON GERMAN SATELLITE TV.
The first local to be interviewed told how there is many mysteries surrounding
the wreck, for example the tug was found days later passing morocco
without having informed the spanish coast guard about what had happened.
Still today the salvage company is not interested in giving information
about the loss saying "everything is clear!". Also interesting was the
fact that the wreck can be reached without a boat at spring tide due
to a sandbank that connects the vessel with the beach, but, due to the
west coast's unpredictable seas going to the wreck is still absolutely
dangerous. The spanish ministry of defence today owns the wreck because
it is on military ground. In 1996 a greek businessman planned to demolish
the afterpart of the american star while he wanted to refloat the forepart.
At the end of the documentary the condition of the wreck was investigated: more and
more parts inside are weak, so it is very dangerous to go on her. the hole in the
starboard hull is a result of the water's power.


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