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MUMBAI: Ever dreamt of pirates or treasure-laden shipwrecks at mysterious locations, hidden for centuries before being discovered through high adventure?
A story mired in tragedy --- a disaster on the high seas or perhaps an act of war, every shipwreck has a story to tell. This week documentary 24x7 brings to you Shipwreck, the story of three ships, which were wrecked in the shallow seas off Minicoy Island, the southernmost island in the Lakshadweep chain, a part of India which, for centuries, has stood at the centre of a crucial transoceanic trade route
The ships, SS Colombo, SS Thrunscoe and SS Duffryn Manor are of clear historic and archaeological value, ships whose deaths have been sketchily recorded in forgotten fragments in maritime journals but whose lives remain unknown. Today, these shipwrecks are a haven for hundreds of species of marine life and have completely integrated themselves with the coral itself. In fact, in some places it is fairly indistinguishable!
To be the part of this deep-sea shipwreck exploration, watch the documentary ?Shipwreck? on this Saturday, 5th June, 2010 at 3.00 P.M. and repeat on Sunday 6th June, 2010 at 1.00 P.M only on NDTV 24x7.
