"It Is a Beautiful Symbol of the Link Between the Americans and the French Riviera": Volunteer Divers Climb the Chain of a Warship, in Villefranche-Sur-Mer

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It was at the bottom of the water, in the bay of Villefranche, for nearly 60 years. A chain of anchor belonging to a ship of the American army has just been raised in the open air. A delicate operation, before exposing it like a museum piece.

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A team of volunteer divers went up the chain of a US Navy warship, moored in Villefranche-sur-Mer until 1967, on Monday, October 5, 2026. The opportunity to recall the link between the Americans and the Azurean commune.