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Memory Card Survives Atlantic Submersion
A Spanish trawlerman has fished out a digital camera from the Atlantic Ocean and was able to retrieve five photos stored on its memory card. The BBC reports that the camera may have been dropped overboard from the ocean liner Queen Mary 2, most likely in October 2008. One of the photos features the cruiser Queen Elisabeth 2 in the background, and it was in that month that the two liners sailed together for the last time (the QE2 is now out of service). The BBC report does not mention the brand or the type of the memory card or the camera.
At press time, the identity of the camera’s owners was unknown; but it’s likely that the shooter belonged to the people seen in the salvaged snaps.
Via BBC News
Update: The camera’s owners have been identified as Barbara and Dennis Gregory from South Africa.
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#1 emptyspaces
Ha! I ran a couple through the washing machine the other day by accident with no ill effects, and thought I got lucky. But clearly dropping them in the ocean takes it a tad further. Says a lot for solid state, I suppose.
1:24 am - Friday, February 12, 2010
#2 Sky
Hehe, you remember the last time, when Olympus camera was found at the bottom of the sea? And that advert campaign? Looks like no-name camera can also save photos for 2 years at the bottom of the sea, hehe
8:27 am - Friday, February 12, 2010
#3 Paul
Wont the EXIF data in the picture file tell all about what camera was used etc?
9:08 am - Friday, February 12, 2010
#4 Daniel
you almost expect there to be some sand on the JPEGs, haha.
10:30 pm - Saturday, February 13, 2010