| USA. Deep Blue Marine retains Jack Haskins, one of the world's top marine historians |
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| Thursday, 09 March 2006 | |
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Shipwreck news: Deep Blue Marine Inc. is pleased to announce that the company has retained the services of Jack Haskins in the area of marine research. Haskins is known as one of the best historians and researchers in the world. The purpose of having a historian and researcher on the team is to identify location and salvage prior to survey, and also once an unknown wreck is discovered, to be able to identify the wreck. Once a wreck is identified, the company can determine the value of its cargos and make an informed decision as to salvage value. Haskins has personally researched and been responsible for more than $1 billion worth of salvage that has been pulled from the deep. His life has been given over to the study of ship's manifest and captain's logs. He has traveled extensively to Spain and England, and is well versed in maritime history and applicable law and customs. Haskins is recognized as a Spanish Colonial shipwreck specialist and is credited with the discovery of seven ships which have contained significant treasure and artifacts, some of which are displayed in museums in the Dominican Republic. His archival data pin pointed the 1724 Mercury Galleon Tolosa off the Dominican Republic and the 1641 wreck of Nuestra Senora De La Concepcion. He worked with Mel Fisher on the 1733 New Spain Floata lost in the Florida Keys, also the combined New Spain and Tierra Firma Floata, the galleons of the 1715 fleet lost on Florida's Gold Coast, the Senor San Joseph (alias Tollsa) which sank off the shores of Columbia and also a second ship named the Senora San Joseph which sank off the shores of the Dominican Republic. He is a 30-year member of the American Numis Matic Association. His current activities include working on the 1733 floata, is under contract with NOAA in the Keys National Marine Sanctuary and is contracted as the lead researcher for Deep Blue Marine Inc. Wilf Blum, president of Deep Blue Marine Inc., said: "Mr. Haskins brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience that provides this company with a marked advantage in this industry. When we are going after a wreck, we can never know too much. The addition of Mr. Haskins to the Deep Blue Marine Inc. team is some of the most important news this company has to offer." |
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