A major recovery programme is underway to record the remains of the wreck, London, after it was discovered that the 17th-century vessel is deteriorating quickly due to the warmer waters caused by climate change.
The 37-metre-long by 12-metre-wide vessel has lain in the muddy silt of the Thames estuary for 350 years. It had been in a convoy that transported Charles II from the Netherlands to restore him
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to his throne after Oliver Cromwell's
death in 1658. Her remains are now a
time capsule of the 17th century.
The PLA is working with the dive team,
providing permits for their dives and
making broadcasts to passing traffic to
alert them to the divers’ presence. 
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