Recovery of HMS Hood's Bell Called Off

From the September 4th BBC News "Recovery of HMS Hood's ship's bell abandoned."

The Hood was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck May 24, 1941.  An effort to recover the ship's bell was called off Monday (Sept. 3rd) after ten days of effort.

The Hood if 9,200 feet deep and the wreck was discovered in 2001.

However, crews working on the Octopus, laid wreaths in honor of the 1415 who died that day.  There were only three survivors.

The bell lies off the wreck, otherwise there would be no attempt to retrieve it because it is classified as a war grave.

Let's Hope There Is Another Effort to Get It.  --GreGen