Shipwrecks -2016

“Shipwrecks/2016″was held on Saturday, April 9, 2016. We had approximately 400 people in attendance. For 2015, we had 39 door prizes donated ($2000.00 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 $1250.00 was raised for the project and three prizes of $625.00/ $375.00 / $250.00 given out.

Our thanks to the FEURU and all those individuals for their contributions to the Mooring Project.

For our Twenty-Second annual Shipwrecks Symposium, the Niagara Divers’ Association is very pleased to present:

A selection of seven full length multi-media presentations by internationally renowned speakers.

Our Master of Ceremonies Jill Heinerth will also draw on her unique story-telling gifts to intersperse and showcase snippets of her favourite adventure stories throughout the day.

ALSO

Between our primary presentations, we are pleased to present a number of 5 minute “shorts”, highlighting new discoveries.

Show	Speaker
Master of Ceremonies & Story Teller	Jill Heinerth
A Promise Made ….. Dennis Hale and his ship The Daniel J. Morrell	Mike Fletcher
The Wreck of the Griffon - The Greatest Mystery of the Great Lakes	Cris Kohl and Joan Forsberg
Discovery of the “Argo” – The Great Lakes' Top Environmental Hazard	Tom Kowalczk
Graveyard of the Great Lakes: A Shipwreck Hunter’s Quest to Discover the Past	Eric Seals
Clandestine Dives on the Wrecks of the “Hamilton and Scourge”	Scott Stitt
Ghost Ship of the White Hurricane (THE 30 YEAR SEARCH)	David Trotter
FATAL CROSSING - THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF NWA FLIGHT 2501	Valerie Van Heest