Library of Congres Call Number: LC-D4-22621. Taken around 1909. Original source
An item reported that a diver working at the wreck of the French battleship Liberté (1) sunk in the harbour of Toulon, France was attacked by an octopus. Despite his defence refused the octopus to release him. With a signal he managed to alarm other divers who brought him to the surface still with the octopus holding him fast. His mates cut off the arms of the octopus to save the man.
Note
1. Of the Liberté-classLaid down at the Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire, Saint Nazaire, France in December 1902, launched on 19 April 1905, completed in March 1908, destroyed due to an accidentally explosion in her forward ammunition room while lying at Toulon, France on 25 September 1911 and raised in 1925 and broken up. Of the Liberté-class consisting of the Liberté, Justice, Vérité and Démocratie, preceded by the République-class and succeeded by the Danton-class.
