MSR see oe ‘COLLEGE STATION, \Texas (UPI) — Adventurers Seeking the ~ HMS. . Titanic iTuesday dropped un- jderwater cameras into the frigid north Atlantic to idetermine whether a 500-ton ‘metal fragment lying on the .ocean floor might have been ‘torn froni the doomed ship. gprs TERN SE ap HRT SIE ES eh “They're quite excited,” said Capt. T.K. Treadwell, “who is in charge of the research vessel R.V. Gyre ‘operated by Texas A&M ‘University. The exploration _ {project is financed by ‘Abilene, Texas, oilman Jack 'Grimm. The crew of the Gyre located the metal through sonar readings of the ocean floor, and Grimm said the searchers hoped the un- derwater television cameras would be able to provide a clue to the fragment's origin. i | @ x 4 4 a “It's pretty exciting that they've actually found a piece of metal,” Treadwell sid. “It looks like they might be having some real luck.” Treadwell said that despite the exuberance of the crew, there were no assurances the metal ac- 4 tually came from the White Star Liner, which rammed | an iceberg shortly before 4 : i } R q 4 midnight April 14, 1912, and sank a short time later, killing 1,513 passengers and crew. “That's a major shipping lane between Europe and the United States,” Treadwell said. “During the war ships were torpedoed in the area.” He said the crew’s first 3 goal would be to determine - whether the metal was in , fact from a ship, and if so u what ship. “Ifo they're lucky they “, might just see a sign that says i the Titanic,” he said. “If not » they might just see a bunch - of twisted scrap metal.” The underwater cameras were dropped as close as ‘possible to the mass of metal, then towed back and forth over the areca in an effort) to discern possible ‘identifying marks _ The Gyre’s duc back at i Wood's Hole, Mass , July 22 » The search will continue 1 until Saturday a Grimm hopes to recover a fortune in gold and yewels “stored in the purser’s cabin {when the Titanic ship went &down Should he locate the bulk of the ship, a miniature 4 submarine with a two man “crew would be sent down to f probe the wreck EATON'S “JULES” Contest Winner Bob Tomlinson of Vic lona 8 C picked up first prize of a 1981 Mazda AX7 compliments of Docksteader Kingsway Mazda and Christian Dior Titanic ~ Save 13.33 CHARGE Al9 - Wednesday, July 15, 1981 - North Shore News _ re _ . SING AROUND the noes e . corse pads, . campfire...Ambleside Beach ts a good place to sing and sit around the fire and look at the lights. (Eric Eggertson photo) | + t Ty . onthis - es N 3 gallon pot N Regular 29.99 : ' roe ae HURRY... Quantities are Limited !! lantatior INDOOR PLANTS KITSILANO: 1954 W 4th Avenue NORTH VANCOUVER 1509 Lonsdale BROADWAY 705 W Broadway SURREY 10227 King George Hwy VISA KINGSWAY 3327 Kingsway at Joyce COQUITLAM Coquitlam Centre Mall ~ OPEN SUNDAY 12-Siéoatitem) — THURSDAY & FRIDAY TIL 9 Sale ends Thursday July 23 « Card bed