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What's New - This section will be used to inform our viewers of what has been added, deleted or updated on our website. We will also at times put some current and important news in this section as well. Entries will be posted for about 6 months and then be removed.
Announcements - This section will be used to provide information to our viewers of the latest current events. This will include new published magazine articles and book projects, upcoming expo and conference appearances, new added programs and digital images as well as the latest news on upcoming expeditions.
Available Expeditions & Highlights - This section will be used to provide information on various exotic travel destinations we have experienced or plan to experience. It is our hope to excite our readers as they voyage with us to someday plan a trip to one of these exotic locations and see first hand the wonderful planet we live on. As present day explorers, you are able to explore this beautiful world that only a few will ever be able to see.
Shipwreck Corner - Divers reading this section will be transported back in time and relive the history of past disasters and sinkings of various East Coast shipwrecks. In time we hope to include most of the predominant shipwrecks found along the Eastern Coastline.
East Coast Diving - This section will be used as a jumping point to other areas that will provide information on various subjects that many divers will find of interest. Included in this section is a directory of Dive Charter Boats and Dive Centers in the New York Region and Information and photo galleries of local shipwrecks and marine life.
Aquarium Guest Diver Program - This section will be used as a jumping point to other areas that will provide information on various aquarium guest diver programs in the United States and in other parts of the world.
Underwater Photography - This section will be used to provide information on underwater photography and shooting techniques, description of what equipment we currently use to create our images, "How to Guide" on how to use the Nikonos V, photo galleries of local shipwrecks, marine life and travel destinations, a list of available digital images for purchase, a list of photography links from photo equipment and film supplies to multimedia equipment and film processing. Also provided are links to help you organize, manage and convert file formats of your digital images on your computer.
Photo Galleries - This section will be used to provide information on links to our photo galleries of local shipwrecks, marine life and travel destinations and a list of available digital images for purchase.
Some of our favorite videos and playlists.
Special Projects and Interests - This section will be used to provide information on special projects that Eco-Photo Explorers has been involved in.
- Queen
Anne's Revenge, Blackbeard's Flagship (QAR
Shipwreck Project)
The North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Unit has historically documented over 5,000 shipwrecks lost in state waters. These sites range from 4,000-year-old dugout canoes, to colonial ferries, Civil War steamers, and ships from the World War II era. None of these underwater archaeological sites, however, has had more impact than the shipwreck discovered near Beaufort Inlet by Intersal, Inc. in 1996. This Florida-based research, survey, and recovery group--working under the auspices of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources--located an early-eighteenth-century shipwreck believed to be the remains of Blackbeard's flagship Queen Anne's Revenge.
Field Reports | Archaeology | Artifacts | Conservation Efforts | Environment & Location | History
Underwater Site Map (pdf) | North Carolina Maritime Museum (artifacts on display)
Dive Down Program
The North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Branch in partnership with Carteret County dive operations and tourism businesses offers recreational divers with a unique, exciting, and enjoyable diving experience, the aim of the Dive Down program is to convey the historical, archaeological, geological, and ecological importance of the Queen Anne's Revenge shipwreck site to encourage its future preservation and study, and to advocate for the appreciation of North Carolina's submerged cultural resources by encouraging divers to use this multidisciplinary approach for their own individual wreck diving experiences.
Upon completion of the "Dive Down" program, recreational divers will earn a PADI "Heritage Awareness" Specialty Certification and make a dive on the actual recovery site to view a piece of pirate history.
Published Articles:
Queen Anne’s Revenge: North Carolina’s Lost Ship A Quest For Pirate Treasure (pdf)
Pirates, Shipwrecks And Lighthouses (pdf)
Queen's Anne Revenge (pdf)
- The JASON Project - Eco-Photo
Explorers is devoting this web section to help promote the
valued services that the JASON Project is doing by stimulating
and developing children's knowledge in science. We are also
proud to have some of our underwater photography used in some of
JASON's interactive educational programs.
- Atlantis Marine World Aquarium -
Eco-Photo Explorers is devoting this web section to help promote
the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead, NY. Through
exhibits and other programs, the Atlantis Marine World is
helping to stimulate and enhance the public's knowledge of the
marine environment. We are also proud to have some of our
underwater photography on display at Atlantis Marine World.
- Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor
- On the morning of July 7, 1999, Eco-Photo Explorers assisted the
"Coalition to Save Hempstead Harbor" in documenting and
deploying a sophisticated underwater environmental probe. This
probe will be gathering vital data on the health and water
quality of the harbor.
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Annual Vintage Dive Rally at Brownstone
Park
The Brownstone Park in Connecticut is occasionally used by the Northeast Diving Equipment Group (NEDEG) and other vintage dive groups and enthusiasts to give divers the opportunity to try out vintage dive equipment from as far back as the 1940’s. Among the equipment that divers will be able to try is hard hat equipment from the US (the famous Mark V), Russia, China and Korea. Other items include surface supplied dive equipment, double hose regulators, horse collar BCD’s and much more.
Event Information: Vintage Dive Rally | Email Bob Rusnak | Directions | Map
Friday-Sunday, June 12-14, 2009
Vintage Dive Rally - Brownstone Park
Are you looking for a truly unique diving experience? On the weekend of June 12-14, the Northeast Diving Equipment group will be holding it's annual Vintage Diving Equipment Rally at Brownstone Park Quarry in Connecticut. They will have all kinds of vintage diving equipment on display but the best part is that for a $25 donation to the group any certified scuba diver can take a 15 minute orientation class and then suit up in an antique hard-hat rig and dive the quarry under the supervision of 2 safety divers.
Make sure to bring your personal gear along as the park will be open for diving from 10am till dusk all 3 days. See the quarry website for a list of diving and non-diving activities available at the site, there is something here for every member of the family!
Additional Information:
- Sponsored by the Northeast Diving Equipment Group (NEDEG)
- Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park | Diving at the Quarry
- Hard Hats Rock in the Brownstone Quarry (pdf)
By: Janice Raber (Courtesy: HDS USA)
Environmental Conservation - Since Eco-Photo Explorers (EPE) was formed to help promote public interest in protecting the underwater environment through knowledge and awareness, this section will be used to provide information on special environmental conservation efforts that you should know about.
In the News - This section will be used to provide information on what happening in the world on various subjects that deal with diving, health, the environment and traveling to remote destinations.
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