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Week 6 Update -
August 19
A break in the weather finally allowed us a few more days of
surveying before our final day on Friday. We have found several wreck sites
of interest that we think deserve further exploration in next
year's Remotely Operated Vehicle phase, and so have accomplished
our primary objectives for this year. Data processing will
now take place over the next couple of months to make a mosaic
of some of these sites so that we can get a better idea of how
the debris fields are laid out, etc. The toughest challenge for
phase 2 will be securing funding for another expedition in 2007.
The search team has grown accustomed to the media, and we had
a reporter from BBC Look North on board with us for a day, which
resulted in a nice segment on the evening news on Friday.
The last two remaining search team members head for home on
Sunday.
We would like to thank all of our
sponsors and collaborators
for believing in what we are doing - we certainly would not have
been successful without your generous support.
I would also like to thank the
following BHR Search Team Members for supporting the project
both personally and professionally. This one's for you...
Captain Jack Ringelberg - President, Ocean Technology
Foundation
Dr. Bob Neyland - Archeologist
Peter Reaveley - Historical Researcher
Jenna Carlson - Education Coordinator
Rick Fernandes - Hydrodynamic Simulations Manager
Martin Dean - Archeologist
Duncan Watson - Skipper
Andy McLeay - Managing Director, Osiris Projects
Rob White (Big Rob) - Marine Geophysicist
Rob Jordan (Little Rob) - Skipper and Surveyor
Ryan Taylor - Marine Geophysicist and Media Hound
Special thanks to our many friends in Brid, in particular
Nicola (and Nick!) Scarrott, Liz Philpot, David Dowson, and
David and Jackie Tonks for their support throughout our stay!
See you all again soon....
Melissa Ryan, Project Manager
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