Hi all,
This week there is much media hype going on about the 100th anniversary of RMS Titanic's demise.
I was lucky enough to be among the navigation crew (2 guys) on the 2004 expedition to that wreck site. Working as a navigation subcontractor, to an ROV subcontractor who was working for RMSTitanic Inc. RMSTI has been much maligned in the press (especially by Bob Ballard), who has his own an axe to grind, although he is guilty as anybody as regards destruction of the wreck site. And don't ever stand in front of him and a TV camera.
We mobilized out of Halifax, spent 20 days on the site, and de-mobed back in Halifax. What a great town is Halifax. Anyways, I just want to post a few pics from that trip.
I'm the one who was on watch at the time and couldn't go below to get my snazzy blue jacket.
Much lurching and stomping going on while the first basket of artifacts comes aboard. I'm watching from the middle window in the after-wheelhouse.
We got a a lot of things off the seafloor. Mostly in the debris field around the stern section.
BC
That would be a fun job. Any type of archaeology has always fascinated me. My goal is to get a couple of these before I'm retired. Dinosaurs, old village, sunken boat, etc. I'm not picky.
> That would be a fun job. Any type of archaeology has always fascinated me. My goal is to get a couple of these before I'm retired. Dinosaurs, old village, sunken boat, etc. I'm not picky.
Yes, I feel the same way. I'm fascinated about archaeology and especially Titanic. Thanks for sharing.
> > That would be a fun job. Any type of archaeology has always fascinated me. My goal is to get a couple of these before I'm retired. Dinosaurs, old village, sunken boat, etc. I'm not picky.
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> Yes, I feel the same way. I'm fascinated about archaeology and especially Titanic. Thanks for sharing.
Agreed. It's neat to see photos like that. 🙂
> That would be a fun job. Any type of archaeology has always fascinated me. My goal is to get a couple of these before I'm retired. Dinosaurs, old village, sunken boat, etc. I'm not picky.
Then check out Crow Canyon Arch. Center at http://www.crowcanyon.org/
My folks go out there often. Dad loves going on those digs. On one trip the big excitement was the discovery of some 2000 year old human turds. That was in some newly discovered and very ancient village. Finding turds is valuable because they can determine what people ate back then.
I'm more interested in bones and treasure. lol
That's awesome. What a great opportunity. Thanks for sharing.
