Posts Tagged ‘Afonso Cerqueira’
Warship sunk by specialist explosive to create artificial reef
The capability of an explosive cutting tool has been dramatically demonstrated during the sinking of a Portuguese naval warship to create an artificial reef. The corvette Afonso Cerqueira, which was retired from service in 2015, was sunk 450 metres off the coast of Madeira. SABREX™, an explosive cutting charge, was used to cut 16 x…
Read MoreExplosions and water – a story of camera survivability
The shots of the explosions and sinking of the warship Afonso Cerqueira to create a new artificial reef have generated quite a lot of interest. This is one of my favourite sequences. We had been filming on the bridge the day before the operation and it was chosen as a prime location for one of…
Read MoreNewsmaker given unique access to film sinking of warship off Madeira
A video production company based in the North East has been given unique access by the Portuguese navy to film the sinking of one of its warships to create an artificial reef off Madeira. Newsmaker PR was commissioned by Chemring Energetics UK – which supplied the special explosive required to cut holes in the ship’s…
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