Niagara Divers Shipwrecks
A pioneering underwater explorer and filmmaker, Jill Heinerth has dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. With a collection of magnificent images, from Antarctic iceberg caves to the Floridan Aquifer and subterranean Siberia, Jill shares a glimpse of a breathtaking world few will experience. Her accolades include being inducted to the Women Diver’s Hall …
The fifth annual symposium on Shipwrecks, organized by the Niagara Divers’ Association, a Niagara-based dive club of about 50 members, was held on Saturday, March 27, 1999 in Welland, Ontario. The one-day event is for all interested in listening to multi-media presentations on shipwrecks ranging from recreational through to technical requirements, as well as expanding …
John Chatterton is a commercial diver, a scuba instructor, a dive boat Captain and a member of the Explorers Club. Seventeen years ago he made his first New Jersey wreck dive. Since then, technical scuba diving and deep wreck exploration have become his passion. In 1994 he was part of the international team who became …
Steve & Katrin Cooper own and operate Past Perfect Productions, an Underwater Photo and Video Company. Their photographs have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers such as; Diver, Dive Ontario, Modern Women and the Toronto Star. Videos have been shown on Discovery, Life, TSN, CKVR and Channel 47 Networks as well as others. Bikini Atoll They …
Jim and Lorna Kozmik are Co-founders of Aqua Images and Producers for the Internationally known Television show “SPORT DIVER”. Their underwater videography has appeared in over 120 television programs worldwide, from Rescue 911 in the United States and Heart of Courage in Canada, to NHK in Japan, Undersea Explorer TV, Outdoor Life TV, Undersea Adventure …
Garry Kozak grew up in the centre of the Great Lakes and began diving in 1962. Shipwrecks became a major fascination and the challenge to dive wrecks that had not been previously located became his main diving interest. In the late 1960’s and early 1970’s, he left the Great Lakes to pursue a career in …
Jim and his wife Pat have been diving for 24 years and are coauthors of the “Shipwrecks of Sanilac” and “Sole Survivor“. Jim has been a licensed U.S. Coast Guard Captain for the last 14 years, and runs a dive charter boat out of Lexington, Michigan. Pat is a marine artist and computer graphics professional. …
David Trotter is a renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer and photographer. In over 20 years of diving, he has been the first to locate, identify and document over 60 Great Lakes shipwrecks. His shipwreck discoveries and programs have been featured on television and in newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has written …
Mike took his first formal scuba training in 1981 and then trained as a commercial diver in 1984. He subsequently trained as a paramedic in diving medicine in Los Angeles, California and ran a hyperbaric facility in Ontario for a year. He has been taking pictures underwater for 15 years and has traveled to many …
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The fourth annual symposium on Shipwrecks, organized by the Niagara Divers’ Association, a Niagara-based dive club of about 50 members, was held on Saturday, February 28, 1998 in Welland, Ontario.
Bart Bjorkman manufactures and markets gas blending systems for nitrox, as well as instructing recreational and commercial divers in nitrox and gas blending. A commercial diver, he is full cave trained and has visited cave systems in Florida and the Yucatan. He has published articles on such diverse subjects as the use of antidiuretic hormone …
Matt Turchi and Darryl Ertel have been diving the Great Lakes since 1987, concentrating their efforts in Lake Superior. They have both Technical and Cave Diving training and are trained to operate their hyperbaric chamber. Matt enjoys making scale models of the wrecks they dive and Darryl is the Great Lakes Region dealer for the …
Mike Fletcher is a professional diver from Port Dover, Ontario. Operating from his fully-outfitted 60′ dive support vessel, Kenteau, he has done extensive research on many shipwrecks in Lake Erie. Now in his 20th season of commercial diving, he is currently doing work for Aquatic Sciences, based in St. Catharines, Ontario. A speaker at our first Shipwrecks …
Joyce Hayward is the Vice President of the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History, where she serves as the Chair of the Divers Coordination Committee. She is Vice President of the Ohio Council of Skin and Scuba Divers and chairs both the Legislative Action and the Archaeological Advisory Committees. She was appointed by the Governor …
Dan Lindsay has been diving for 25 years, with six years spent in the commercial diving industry. He worked as Diver-EMT with Canadian-based companies in the Beaufort Sea, Davis Strait and the Great Lakes. Dan is now an Electronics-Electrician by trade, but his greater love is in deep water wreck exploration, video photography and film …
David Trotter is a renowned shipwreck discoverer, deep diver, author, lecturer and photographer. In over 20 years of diving, he has been the first to locate, identify and document over 60 Great Lakes shipwrecks. His shipwreck discoveries and programs have been featured on television and in newspapers throughout the U.S. and Canada. He has written …
Terrence Neal Tysall is President/Founder of The Cambrian Foundation, a federally recognized not-for-profit corporation based in Florida. The mission of the foundation is research, education, exploration and preservation of the aquatic realm. He has organized and led expeditions to various sites the world over. Terrence holds Instructor Trainer/Evaluator ratings with IANTD, NACD, NAUI, NSS-CDS, SSI …
Terrence Neal Tysall is President/Founder of The Cambrian Foundation, a federally recognized not-for-profit corporation based in Florida. The mission of the foundation is research, education, exploration and preservation of the aquatic realm. He has organized and led expeditions to various sites the world over. Terrence holds Instructor Trainer/Evaluator ratings with IANTD, NACD, NAUI, NSS-CDS, SSI and …
Matt Turchi and Darryl Ertel have been diving the Great Lakes since 1987 and have concentrated their efforts in Whitefish Bay, Lake Superior. Matt is currently on the Board of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and enjoys making drawings/scale models of ships they dive. Darryl, a resident of Grand Blanc, is full cave certified and instructs open water, …