§ The Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty (Mr. James Callaghan)With permission, Sir, I should like to inform the House that a signal has been received from H.M.S. "Reclaim," the diving vessel, this afternoon that the submarine "Affray" has been found. From the position given in the signal she is lying near the edge of Hurd Deep in about 200 feet of water. This position is about 40 miles southwest of "Affray's" diving position. This marks the end of a long and difficult search which has been in progress since 17th April.
§ Mr. SpenceIs there any hope of recovering the hull from that depth of water for purposes of examination?
§ Mr. CallaghanI have no more information than is given in the signal. A layman's point of view would be that it is a difficult job at that depth.