The remains of the ''Bounty'' has been the subject of salvage since she was destroyed. Despite the erroneous claims of [[National Geographic]] writer Luis Marden, the ''Bounty'' wreck had been the focus of salvage for a long time before he arrived on Pitcairn in 1957. He was, however, the first person to dive on the wreck with an aqua-lung. | The remains of the ''Bounty'' has been the subject of salvage since she was destroyed. Despite the erroneous claims of [[National Geographic]] writer Luis Marden, the ''Bounty'' wreck had been the focus of salvage for a long time before he arrived on Pitcairn in 1957. He was, however, the first person to dive on the wreck with an aqua-lung. |