The boat had lain there for 34 years, since the accident in which Campbell was killed while trying to break the world water speed record.

Donald Campbell and his speedboat achieved legendary status

But Campbell was killed in 1967 when the Bluebird crashed

Thirty-four years later, the wreck of the Bluebird has finally been recovered

A barge towed its remains past the former home of poet John Ruskin, on the shores of Coniston Water

The tail fin of the speedboat broke through the water first

Campbell's widow, Tonia Bern-Campbell (wearing glasses) watched the salvage operation

Legacy: Campbell's nephew broke a British land-speed record in his Bluebird Electric car in June