INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO EPISODIO
It's a long one, but you have to hear the incredible stories that must be told. Listen until the end to hear the fascinating tale of the SS Mendi, lost off the south coast of the UK with the terrible loss of over 600 souls and how Martin identifies the wreck and the huge international implication that followed.
Martin Woodward MBE is a shipwreck hunter that has personally discovered over 150 uncharted wrecks. Two of the most famous are the British submarine HMS Swordfish that was believed sunk off the coast of France until Martin found the true location, and it was much closer to home. The second, the Mendi, was a troop carrier in World War I that sunk with the loss of over 600 souls on board. The find has enabled surviving family members to achieve some closure.
Martin has also been involved in many interesting and unusual projects such as searching for Glenn Miller's aircraft, Goering's Gold, Sir Francis Drake's coffin off Panama, the Lost City of Atlantis and the famous U.S. hijacker D.B Cooper. His great love. however, has always been finding shipwrecks, history, and artifacts from under the oceans.
Add to this the fact that Martin also managed to be a member of the Bembridge, Isle of Wight lifeboat crew for 38 years and retired as coxswain. Still diving today, Martin owns and runs commercial dive operation Offshore Marine Services Ltd.
He established the Shipwreck Center and Maritime Museum in 1978 and it is a must-visit if you find yourself on the Isle of Wight. Packed to the rafters with artifacts and treasures from Pieces of Eight gold coins from pirate days of old, right through to both world wars and beyond.
Link to the museum www.shipwreckcentre.co.uk
Link to Martin www.martinwoodward.com
Link to The Mendi, the ship history forgot https://www.wessexarch.co.uk/our-work/wreck-ss-mendi
