Wednesday,
September 19, 2007; 7 p.m.
The History of Diving Museum will host the final
lecture on man's quest to explore under the sea on Wednesday,
September 19 at 7:00 p.m. in the History of Diving Museum,
82990 Overseas Highway at MM 83, bayside, Islamorada. The
subject for September will be Deep Diving for Treasure
The
earliest diving activities and apparatuses were made for
the purposes of recovering sunken treasure. Spain used diving
bells to salvage the 1733 Spanish Plate fleet in the mid-1700s.
The early treasure salvage activities often utilized the
indigenous people as tethered free divers to recover the
booty. Today, machines can reach the depths of deep shipwrecks
that lie far beyond the reach of mankind with such new technologies
as remotely operated vehicles and robotics.
Join us as we explore such endeavors and the current state
of diving for sunken treasure at the History of Diving Museum.
The
event is free and open to the public.
WHO:
The History of Diving Museum
WHAT: Diving history seminar: Deep
Diving For Treasure
WHERE:
History of Diving Museum, 82990 Overseas Highway at MM 83,
bayside, Islamorada
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m.
For
further information about the series, contact Carrie Caignet
at 305-664-9737
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