Mystery of the Lusitania to be explored for documentary

IRISH divers are mounting a huge expedition for a National Geographic documentary in a bid to solve the riddle of the sinking of the Lusitania off the south coast almost a century ago.

A production office is being established in Kinsale, Co Cork, from where the highly technical expedition will be coordinated next month.

Filming of the two-hour documentary, The Dark Secret of the Lusitania, is due to begin in weeks.