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 Colchester Diving Club salvaging Typhoon which had ditched in the River Blackwater during WW2. The boat belongs to Derek 'Dink' Ball. Ashley Upsher in orange sitting on barge. Brian Jay in diving gear with his back to the camera. In the red hood is Captain Bill King from Harwich, with his wife Mavis to the right.

Photograph by Brian Jay. 
Cat1 War-->World War 2

Colchester Diving Club salvaging Typhoon which had ditched in the River Blackwater during WW2. The boat belongs to Derek 'Dink' Ball. Ashley Upsher in orange sitting on barge. Brian Jay in diving gear with his back to the camera. In the red hood is Captain Bill King from Harwich, with his wife Mavis to the right.
Photograph by Brian Jay.
Date: 1971      


Photo: Karen Kallaby
Image ID CDC_TYP_001
Category 1 War-->World War 2


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This image is part of the Mersea Museum Collection.