Frank Pope

Frank Pope
Born (1973-05-13) 13 May 1973
Oxford, England
Residence Kenya
Nationality British
Alma mater University of Edinburgh
Occupation Conservationist
Spouse(s) Saba Douglas-Hamilton

Frank Pope (born 13 May 1973) is the author of two books and presenter of two BBC television series. After running shipwreck excavations for Oxford University Maritime Archaeological Research & Excavation (MARE) he wrote Dragon Sea: A True Tale of Treasure, Archaeology & Greed. For four years from 2008 he was the world's only Ocean Correspondent, working for The Times newspaper of London, during which time he wrote 72 Hours: The Royal Navy's dramatic race to save the crew of a trapped Russian submarine and presented Thames Shipwrecks: A Race Against Time and Britain's Secret Seas for the BBC. In 2012 he joined Save the Elephants in Kenya.

Biography

Pope worked on maritime archaeological projects in Uruguay, the Cape Verde Islands, Greece, Italy, Vietnam and Mozambique on wrecks including the San Salvador, Graf Spee off Montevideo and Lord Nelson's flagship HMS Agamemnon in Uruguay, Princess Louisa in Cabo Verde and the San Sebastian Wreck in Mozambique. In Vietnam, Pope worked on the Hoi An Wreck, the subject of his book, Dragon Sea: A True Tale of Treasure, Archeology, & Greed. [1]

References

  1. ↑ HuntGrubbe, Charlotte (2008-06-08). "Best of Times, Worst of Times: Frank Pope". The Times. London. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
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