Amateur Diver Stumbles Upon Century-Old WWI Shipwreck—Snaps It Up on Facebook for Mere $400
“When I bought it my wife was furious,” Robinson told Cornwall Live. “She said, ‘What a waste of money — I just hope he doesn’t bring it up and put it in the garden.’”
Of course, Dom Robinson knew what he was getting into. He had previously explored the shipwreck as a diver and shared a video of it on his YouTube channel, where it drew more than 100,000 views. Though, in the end, the reason he bought it was mostly for “bragging rights,” he said.
“It’s a pile of heavily corroded iron, so the only real reason to buy it is for bragging rights. It’s not widely known, but shipwrecks always have an owner in the UK,” Robinson said. “It’s possible for private individuals to buy and sell them. Although I can’t stop people from diving and exploring the wreck, if they were to take anything from it, then I am the legal owner.”
Robinson Explores The Wreck And Hopes To Find The Ship’s Bell
Rick AyrtonAlthough the ship once carried cargo around the world, the wreck itself is devoid of any real treasures.
Robinson explored the wreckage and knew that there was little of the ship’s cargo remaining, but also expressed a sense of pride in owning the ship: “It feels a bit different when you’re diving a wreck, and you know that you have a sense of ownership on it.”
He also told the Telegraph that part of what makes a shipwreck so interesting is the story behind it.
“It’s really nice because each shipwreck has got a story associated with it,” he said. “That’s something I find particularly rewarding.”
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