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30/06/2007: "BEN FILMS LEOPARD SHARK ....... Ben Cropp on Great Barrier Reef"

Ben Cropp catches of few extra seconds of footage. Wally Gibbins joined Ben's TV documentary unit for a voyage around Australia and to Pacific Islands including, of course, the Solomon Islands.

It was Wal's dream to return to the Sols especially to salvage ammunition from 400 feet using a grab of his own design.

The project would search for rare sea shells and perhaps find a Spanish shipwreck or two. John Sumner bought the boat and began fitting it out.

Wally passed away in September 2006 putting the project in a holding pattern. A few special pictures from Wal's collection are shown here, July 2007.