aue-mike
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WHERE:
Aquatic Obsessions
6193 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL
WHEN:
Thursday, March 8, 8:00 PM
WHAT:
Sponsored by The History Channel, an international team of divers and scientists traveled to the Greek island of Kea in the Aegean Sea to document the wreck of the BRITANNIC. The lesser known sister of the fabled HMS TITANIC, the BRITANNIC was lost far from her intended trans-Atlantic route in 1916.
Although she was modified with a double hull and extensive water-proof bulkheads, the BRITANNIC plunged to the bottom in under an hour -- nearly three times faster than the "nearly unsinkable" TITANIC.
Unlike her more famous sibling, the nearly 1,000-foot long BRITANNIC is almost completely intact and resting in 400 feet of clear blue water.
The presentation will detail the history of the vessel and its sinking, and discuss what it takes to dive a massive shipwreck in 400 feet of water in a remote area of the world.
Also, The History Channel has been kind enough to produce an approximately 15-minute sneak preview, behind-the-scenes video on the expedition, which I will be showing after a short presentation.
Two separate documentaries will air on The History Channel in April 2007.
This will be the last presentation before the airing of the two documentaries on THC.
Hope you can make it there.
Aquatic Obsessions
6193 Central Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL
WHEN:
Thursday, March 8, 8:00 PM
WHAT:
Sponsored by The History Channel, an international team of divers and scientists traveled to the Greek island of Kea in the Aegean Sea to document the wreck of the BRITANNIC. The lesser known sister of the fabled HMS TITANIC, the BRITANNIC was lost far from her intended trans-Atlantic route in 1916.
Although she was modified with a double hull and extensive water-proof bulkheads, the BRITANNIC plunged to the bottom in under an hour -- nearly three times faster than the "nearly unsinkable" TITANIC.
Unlike her more famous sibling, the nearly 1,000-foot long BRITANNIC is almost completely intact and resting in 400 feet of clear blue water.
The presentation will detail the history of the vessel and its sinking, and discuss what it takes to dive a massive shipwreck in 400 feet of water in a remote area of the world.
Also, The History Channel has been kind enough to produce an approximately 15-minute sneak preview, behind-the-scenes video on the expedition, which I will be showing after a short presentation.
Two separate documentaries will air on The History Channel in April 2007.
This will be the last presentation before the airing of the two documentaries on THC.
Hope you can make it there.
