Shipwrecks and Lost Aircraft Profiled in Recent Magazines

I enjoy working with the media to educate the public about the nautical history of shipwrecks and the undersea world. Lately, I have been involved with several television documentaries that have been placed on many of the cable networks ( MsNBC, History Channel, National Geographic Channel, Sci-Fi Channel etc.) and have done a slew of newspaper and magazine interviews. This month, I have been profiled in several different magazines pertaining to my work on the shipwrecks and an aircraft. This is not so uncommon because I am involved with so much shipwreck and underwater research that the media and the public finds very fascinating. However, this month has to be the most diverse in terms of the types of magazines that I have been written about in a long time.  It seems that my diving and shipwreck work has taken a new persona as characterized by these three distinct magazine articles:

December 2005 Sci Fi Magazine - Profiles the search for the Bermuda Triangle's famed lost Mariner rescue aircraft that went missing while looking for the 5 US Navy Avenger aircraft in 1945. I led a team of 20 scientists, divers and operational crew on the underwater search for the PBM-5 Mariner aircraft.

January 2006 Worth Magazine - This magazine caters to high net worth individuals and has an article about the the search for lucrative shipwrecks and its ability to provide the investors and salvors fortune and fame. I have a few comments about treasure hunting in this article.

January / February 2006 Aquanaut Magazine - This diving magazine is written in German and caters to the Swiss, German and Austrian sport and recreational diving markets. The article that I am profiled in is entitled Andrea Doria: Der Mount Everest der Wracktaucher which translates out to Andrea Doria: The Mount Everest of Wreck Diving. I have dove the Andrea Doria over a hundred times since the mid-1980's and will be going back this summer with the Official Andrea Doria Diving Expedition ™ to mark the 50th anniversary of its collision and sinking.

Well-so far I have not been approached by Playboy yet ;-) !

Comments

[Steve Libert]

David,

Perhaps you and I should do an underwater story together! I believe Playboy then would consider an article. Just kidding! My opportunity expired last year!

On a sincere note, I thoroughly enjoy visiting your excellent site and reading about your expeditions. You Sir, set the standards in the field of underwater exploration. I always anxiously wait to read about your projects and future projects.

Your friend,

Steve Libert

President

Great Lakes Exploration Group LLC

[David Bright]

Hello Steve,

Thank you for your extremely flattering comments. I am humbled to hear comments from such a noted underwater explorer - especially considering that you are on the verge of a major historical and underwater discovery!

I thought that it might be tough to top all the exciting and wonderful expeditions that I had in 2005 that included Titanic, Empress of Ireland, the Bermuda Triangle rescue aircraft - Martin Mariner PBM-5, various historical shipwrecks that ranged from naval to merchant and French treasure galleons to ocean liners (including a Blue Riband Cunard Liner).

2006 is shaping up to be an even better and more historic diving season that will be highlighted by our series of events surrounding the 50th Anniversary of the Collision and Sinking of the Andrea Doria. I will be releasing some new nautical forensic information and underwater video regarding this beautiful Italian liner's sinking that will change the historical perception of that tragic evening. In two weeks, I am off to Florida diving deep in the underground caves using a mixed-gas, closed circuit rebreather (as part of a cave diving course run by two of the world's best instructors - legendary Tom Mount and former British Special Forces diver Andrew Driver). Hopefully we will find in situ evidence for some prehistoric species deep within these underwater caves (a mastodon or mammoth would be nice). In March, I am off to the Black Sea and this should be very interesting - perhaps, if I am very lucky, I might discover Noah's Ark (just kidding!). In addition, I have some other "secret" shipwreck explorations and projects that I can't quite divulge yet (don't want the bureaucrats to put a damper on all the adventure) but will provide some significant new information about several historic shipwrecks.

Thank you for your continued support for this website. I find that it is a perfect forum for me to get things off my chest without feeling inhibited about the dives, expeditions and science. As a corporation, Nautical Research Group is thriving and we have been able to pick and choose the best and most interesting projects. Our unique blend of nautical archaeology and deep technical diving - wrapped around our roots in the biological sciences is unparallelled. Oh well, enough comment from me - as I probably could of made a blog entry from this response. Once again, many thanks for your comment!

David Bright

[Pedro Caleja]

Hi David

I write to a diving magazine called Planeta d'Água www.planeta-sub.com (you must register before download the magazine).

I know they are looking for good articles and I wouldn´t mind to translate yours. If you are interested send them an e-mail, or send me the articles and I´ll tell you when they are published.

If you send one now It will be ready to be published in the March Edition.

And have a nice exploration year. I will not have such a luck. My WWI submarine might have survived the airplane bombing. I´m waiting for new reports from germany.

Best regards

[Hether]

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