All the watertight doors, deadlights and scuttles had been securely closed before the torpedo struck the ship. |
|
Fresh air was admitted through two large wind sails in the forward hatches, and also through the deadlights upon each side of the ship. |
|
The closed deadlights indicate the ship had been secured for heavy weather prior to wrecking. |
|
As we dropped off the tip of the bow to seabed level and swam along the wreck, we could see numerous portholes, all with heavy-duty deadlights securely fixed shut. |
|