Everything here has collapsed. So in fact, in the first half of the 14th century that very strong earthquake put an end to this tower. This earthquake made the lighthouse collapse in a kind of line from the seashore. And we found a dozen fallen pieces under the sea in a line. Some of these pieces were in fact broken in two or three fragments, each of which is about 20 or 30 tons.
Divers use air-filled parachutes to lift monument from the seabed.
Yes, of course. This was made clear by the computer. First we made a map, a very accurate map with GPS, with electronic theodolites, and so on. In fact, it was a very huge inscription, because the letters are more than 30 centimeters high and were in bronze. We found only the traces of these letters with holes in the marble.