Welcome to the site that is dedicated to raising the R.M.S Titanic and bringing her back home. Raising the great liner may once have been as unthinkable as her sinking. ‘One Man’s Dream’ is about making the unthinkable a reality. Douglas John Faulkner-Woolley has never stopped believing that one day his dreams would be realised.
This site is not only intended to make it clear to the world that DJFW has not given up the defence of his ownership of the salvage rights for both ships but also to enlist the help of professionals of the highest calibre to ensure the Millennium Project is completed.
Our aim is to find suitable companies or persons who know of any companies that can finance and back a project that has to be taken seriously. Our aim is to raise two ships, the Queen Elizabeth and the R.M.S Titanic. For over 30 years Douglas Faulkner Woolley has been trying to find these persons and companies, only to be let down by those not up to the job in hand. Because of these people taking up valuable time and resources we are only interested in those who make promises they keep.
Thirty years is a long time and Douglas is no longer in his prime of life, meaning that anything that needs doing has to be done without delay. The Q.E1 is still in Hong Kong Harbour and while it is not fully intact, is certainly in a reasonable condition. A recent survey has confirmed this.
The Titanic is a different story. The American authorities have claimed her as their own and have shown their total disrespect of international marine and salvaging laws. It is one of the reasons why they will not grant permission for her to be raised.
To clarify the story, in 1977 H.M.S Hecate, under the title of the ‘Sollis Project’ was testing sonar equipment and found a wreck in two parts off the Grand Banks, which was logged. Almost two years later Seawise Salvage were testing new deep sea camera equipment from the H.M.S Hecate in the previously logged area and identified the wreck to be the Titanic, ironically still thought to have been thought to have been in one piece at the time. The coordinates were printed in the national press. Because of the fact that she had been found as a result of work done during the Cold War, other details were kept secret from the public.
Dr. Robert Ballard knew about everything that had happened and in 1985 went out on an expedition to the exact coordinates, without variations of direction or weeks of sonar detection being needed. Even his ship’s log will confirm this but didn’t stop him claiming to have found her. By using only American courts he was granted salvage rights, which are not supported by any other legal body anywhere else in the world. Douglas Faulkner Woolley has made his claims through legitimate sources and is accepted worlwide as being the rightful owner, with all the paperwork to prove this. The Titanic is also registered as a British vessel that never made it into waters governed by United States authorities, in fact being closer to Commonwealth boundaries as it was so close to Canada.
Should there still be any doubt about the ownership all the information is supplied in Mr. Woolley’s book ‘Titanic-One Man’s Dream’. A limited company is due to be set up to manage funds towards this project for interested parties.
We would like to thank: Mr. Tony Bugay (journalist), Alan Douglas, Tony Elliot, the editors of the Seawise & Titanic newsletter, Nicki, Robert McDougall, John Hay, Ron Tibs, Jean Smith, Shropshire Star, Hong Kong Star, Pravda (U.S.S.R) & Jersey Evening Post newspapers, Community Times-Romford & Romford Gateway editions* ( *E-mail Tim. Coyle with your details to be sent a free copy here.), Mr. Bernard Hui and Miss Forence Chow. Another person we would like to mention is film maker Barry Kriel- his latest film is called ‘Code of War’ and is about the Titanic. Please click here to see a clip of the film.
Should you wish to contact us with your views (positive or negative) about our claims to the Titanic or our intentions, please feel free to contact us via the ‘Contact Us’ page and we will do what we can to respond in as short a time as possible. However, should you feel it is acceptable to issue threats against our group, individually or as a whole, we are prepared to seek through relevant legal sources to prosecute.
