The Egypt salvage - directing operations from a diving shell guided by an underwater foreman at 396 ft depth in an effort to salve the Egypt's ?,000,000 of bullion. The world awaits with interest the result of efforts by Italian divers of the Artiglio the new salvage ship of the Sorima Company of Genoa to salve the gold and silver worth about ?,000,000 from the bullion room of the P & O liner Egypt sunk on 20 May 1922. twenty five miles SW of Ushant in 66 fathoms or 396 feet of water. The great depth renders ordinary rubber diving suits useless and many new types of salvage gear became necessary. Steel diving suits with flexible arms and legs, of German make, were first used, but proved inadequate, so the Sorima's own engineers devised a chamber just large enough for one man, fitted with many windows, and connected by telephone to the surface. In this shell the diver is lowered to the wreck, and, assisted by coordinated teamwork on the surface, acts as underwater foreman. Though unable to work himself, he directs the lowering and placing of explosive charges and operation of hooks and grabs. The Egypt lies on hard sand, practically upright, and, as the observation chamber can only be lowered vertically, four decks had to be blown and torn open to get to the bullion room. With the ship rolling, the diving shell far below, suspended on plaited steel cable, pumps up and down and swings in all directions, giving the diver only momentary glimpses of his objective. The salvors recently reached a point practically right above the buillion room and began desperate efforts to penetrate the roof and secure the treasure before winter gales should end this year's operations. Mr David Scott, in his book, Seventy Fathoms Deep, gave a graphic description of the work, which is unique in that the Serima is the first company to specialise in treasure hunting at well over 200 feet. The first Artiglio blew up off Quiberon on 7 December 1930.