and of the 28 crew and 46 passengers, only 39 scrambled ashore to be rescued two days later. The bronze guns were discovered by both the Chorley Sub Aqua Club and the Merseyside Sub Aqua Club in the same month. Under the direction of Peter Davies of Liverpool University and the Merseyside Museums, the artefacts were rescued from the site before they were lost to looters. The collection was conserved by the Liverpool City Museums Conservation Department and the Merseyside Museums now have over 1,500 objects from the Mary, including cutlery and jewellery. A model of the Mary, built by Des Newton is also on display. The Protection of Wrecks Act was passed in 1974 and the Mary was amongst the first designations (after the Cattewater) in 1974. The site is regularly monitored by the contractor for the Protection of Wrecks Act and by the licensee. See also List of Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom List of designations under the Protection of Wrecks Act References Notes Bibliography Tanner, Matthew (2008), "Royal Yacht Mary - The Discovery of the First Royal Yacht" NML English Heritage Maritime Archaeology Publications for ACHWS annual reports, guidance on historic wrecks and other relevant material Cadw website information about the protection of wrecks and other maritime sites in Wales Fenwick, Valerie and Gale, Alison (1998), Historic Shipwrecks, Discovered, Protected and Investigated, pp. 112–113, Tempus Publishing Limited, . External links Liverpool Museums: Scale model of HMY Mary 1660s ships Protected Wrecks of Wales Royal Yachts of the Kingdom of England Maritime incidents in 1675 History of Anglesey 1675 in Europe Cylch-y-Garn 17th century in Amsterdam Diplomatic gifts Foreign relations of the Dutch Republic Former properties of the Dutch East India Company Ships built in Amsterdam 1660 in the Dutch Republic 1670s in Wales