Maritime Museum Resource List..

A colleague from Save Ontario Shipwrecks recently shared this link to a list of Canadian Maritime Museums. Anyone who is travelling and has an interest in visiting them might like to bookmark the site.

AGM passes quietly... with cake !

The AGM held recently in Kingston passed quietly. The anticipated talk on Australian Nautical Archaeology, by Ben Holthof, curator of the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston, was excellent. Using a wide variety of images, Ben transported those attending to a warmer, quite different maritime environment. He outlined educational arrangements in Australia and discussed some of the challenges and rewards of undertaking research and survey work there.

On a formal note, the Board of POW remains unchanged. The evening also provided the occasion to announce the recipient of the Thibault Award for 2011 - Rick Neilson. Rick is amongst the longest serving members of our Organisation and a renowned researcher, author and campaigner for maritime heritage. In honour of our 30th anniversary of incorporation, a specially decorated cake was produced and enjoyed by everyone present.

Look out for future event information on this site - and on our webpage.

Annual General Meeting drawing near...

Please make every effort to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Organisation, which takes place this Saturday at the Marine Museum of the Great Lakes in Kingston. There will be an illustrated talk on nautical archaeology in Australia and light refreshments for those attending.

Nominations for the Board and the submission of agenda items are now closed.

New video shows off the Princess Charlotte..

The latest in a series of short, amateur videos showing off our wonderful wreck sites was completed today. It features the Princess Charlotte in Deadman Bay. Click here to view the film. Please advertise these short films to friends and colleagues who know little about our underwater riches, but probably have an interest in them.

The Charter Season comes to an end for 2010..?

The First Mate's smile says it all as Anne removes her dive gear after two great dives on the Munson today. The result - at last - the block has been re-positioned a little further off the wreck, where it will not drape the line across the wreck in any weather conditions (we hope!). The buoy was removed, effectively marking the end of the 2010 charter season. The last of Kingston's charter boats is likely to be removed to Winter storage in the next ten days or so. Great work from all concerned - and a really good way to mark one of the last boat diving opportunities of this year.

Most Moorings are down...

Hard work by our mooring team and local divers has resulted in the successful recovery of most buoys and the dropping of associated mooring lines. Only a couple of lines remain useable. These are on the KPH and the Munson. Expect them to be available for only a couple of weeks though.

Cris Kohl article featured in Lakeland Boating Magazine..

It's always good to see the boating community made more aware of the underwater environment and the fact that divers share the waters with them. Cris Kohl and his wife, Joan Forsberg are profiled in the latest, September, edition of Lakeland Boating. They have also contributed an excellent article on wreck diving in the Great Lakes. Click here to download the magazine and to enjoy the articles.