Shipwrecks/2010 was held on Saturday, March 13, 2010. We had approximately 450 people in attendance. For 2010, we had 107 door prizes donated ($8.400.00 value) which are now listed on the web site along with the contributors and winners’ names.
The Fort Erie Underwater Recovery Unit once again held a 50/50 draw with proceeds going to the Lake Erie (Eastern Basin) Mooring Project. A total of $1015.00 was raised for the project and three prizes of $509.00 / $305.00 / $204.00 given out. Our thanks to the FEURU for their contribution and effort.
Speakers & Presentations
For our sixteenth annual Shipwrecks Symposium, the Niagara Divers’ Association was very pleased to present:
A selection of eight full length multi-media presentations by internationally renowned speakers.
ALSO
Between our primary presentations, we were pleased to introduce several new presenters with a number of 5 minute “shorts”, highlighting new discoveries.
| Show | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Master of Ceremonies | Tom Wilson |
| Thirty Six Hours Adrift on Lake Huron ‘Loss of the Schooner Corsair’ | Tony Gramer |
| Rebreather Technology & Cave Diving | Jill Heinerth |
| The Schooner "Riverside" | Kevin Magee |
| In Memory - Joyce Hayward - For The Love Of A Ship; The Sad Saga Of The Alvin Clark | David Mekker |
| The Wheelsmen | Ric Mixter |
| A Deadly Mistake – The Sinking of the U-352 | Jim & Pat Stayer |
| “The Mighty Hercules” and Other Great Stories | David Trotter |
| The Steamer Sun & Seven New Lake Erie Discoveries | Georgann & Mike Wachter |
