This is our last segment of supplemental logs that were taken from our scientific research expedition to RMS Titanic earlier last month. I hope that you enjoy!
We had a late breakfast this morning following a night of revelry and festive spirits. It is time to take on the onerous task of packing all my bags and cleaning out my cabin that has been my home for the past couple of weeks. We plan on taking on the St John's harbor pilot at about 10 am and will arrive at the dock at 11:30 am. Once on the dock, there will be a rapid change of passengers from one expedition to another, as James Cameron's group will immediately board Keldysh.
There were many other people on this expedition that made the entire adventure very pleasing. In particular, three members of Deep Ocean Expeditions staff were wonderful. This includes our two gourmet chefs, Robert Bartl and Michael Holz, and our ship physician, Dr. Tia Renouf. Passengers that observed the entire Titanic experience but did not dive included Snezhana Proznina-Russia, Danny Goldsmith-UK, Brigitte Saar-Germany, Andrew Brooking-UK, Joan Walsh-USA, Melody Anderson-USA and Hubert Much-USA. I would like to thank all the people from Deep Ocean Expeditions for their guidance and support throughout the entire trip. This includes Mike McDowell, Belinda Sawyer, Rob McCallum, Peter Batson, Kelvin Magee, Don Walsh and Ralph White. Deep Ocean Expeditions is one of the finest adventure operations in the world and I would highly recommend their services. A link to their operation can be found on the right side panel of this weblog. Finally, I would like to personally thank all the officers and crew of the Keldysh and MIR for a wonderful expedition. These nautical experts and scientists are the leaders in their field for underwater ocean exploration!
One final note--we will be distributing our high-quality digital photos and video from this expedition in the next few weeks. Details on this distribution will be given in a future weblog (blog) article so please come back soon for a viewing of these fine photos and film.
I will wait for the great pictures and films but I would love to know what year and date was the titanic completed.
Posted by: Dieu-merci Salukombo | September 19, 2005 at 06:46 PM
Many thanks for your kind comment. Here is the chronology of major Titanic events:
1909, 31st March 12:00 am Titanic's Keel Laid at Harland and Wolff Shipyard
1911, 31st May 12:00 am Titanic is Launched
1912, 20th March 12:00 am Originally Proposed Date for Maiden Voyage
1912, 2nd April 6:00 am Titanic begins Sea Trials
1912, 2nd April 8:00 pm Titanic leaves Belfast for Southampton
1912, 3rd April 12:00 am Titanic arrives in Southampton
1912, 5th April 12:00 am Good Friday: Titanic is 'dressed' overall
1912, 10th April 12:00 pm Titanic Sails
1912, 10th April 6:30 pm Titanic arrives at Cherbourg
1912, 10th April 8:00 pm Titanic leaves Cherbourg
1912, 11th April 11:30 am Titanic arrives at Queenstown
1912, 11th April 1:30 pm Titanic raises anchor for the last time and leaves Queenstown.
1912, 14th April 11:40 pm Frederick Fleet sights an Iceberg
1912, 15th April 12:40 am Lifeboat 7 is launched
1912, 15th April 1:00 am Lifeboat 3 is launched
1912, 15th April 2:20 am Titanic Sinks
Posted by: David Bright | September 19, 2005 at 08:14 PM