Shipwrecks, divers and frogmen

In the 1950s, scrap metal in Spain was in short supply, so metal from the shipwrecks near the coast acquired an unexpected monetary value. Objects we now think of as archaeological
artefacts were at the time the resources upon which many families and businesses depended. The Ebro Sea became a hub for this underwater business. Along came dry suit divers and scuba divers or frogmen, attracted by the job opportunities. Their stories have become inseparable from the fascinating accounts of the ships they dismantled. Who were the people who risked their lives to recover rusty remains from the depths? And what did they find at the bottom of the sea?

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