Way of the future. containers have changed Thames shipping, the Eugen Maersk docks at Felixstowe
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Ian Friel is a Thames maritime expert who went to sea just to find out how rough life gets on the ocean waves.
After years on dry land, he has put pen to paper for his second book, which conversely shows how he loves shipwrecks and the London docks.
It has been his lifelong passion, using shipwrecks to learn about Britain’s story and how global trade has been revolutionised by containers.
Dr Ian Friel. shipwrecks and how they tell Britain s story