1977 Press Photo Jacques Cousteau stands aboard Calypso near film diving saucer

Captain Jacques Cousteau stands on board The Cousteau Society's ship Calypso in front of a diving saucer which was used in filming the rusted, encrusted hull of the sunken British hospital ship Britannic in the Aegean Sea. How the Britannic--bigger and mightier than her sister ship the Titannic--was struck and sunk under mysterious circumstances during the First World War will be revealed on Calypso's Search For The Britannic, the premiere The Cousteau Odyssey special at 8:00 PM, ET, on Tuesday, November 22 on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).

Photo measures 8 x 10 inches. Photo is dated 11-23-1977.

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