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April 19, 2008 · about 18 years ago

Welsh dragon flies deep under sea

A ship’s technician has flown the flag for Wales not only thousands of miles from home, but deep under the sea. Leighton Rolley, from Cardiff, used a robot to raise the Welsh dragon some 3.5km (2.2m) below the surface near the Galapagos islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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A ship’s technician has flown the flag for Wales not only thousands of miles from home, but deep under the sea.

Leighton Rolley, from Cardiff, used a robot to raise the Welsh dragon some 3.5km (2.2m) below the surface near the Galapagos islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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