As a diver and someone who loves the natural landscape, I find it gut wrenching to see the footprint we leave behind on the planet. With all the time I spend on and in the water, it especially hits home when diving. Wanton disregard for the environment has got to stop, lest we leave no future for future generations.

When it comes to diving here in Canada, I am amazed by the beauty and preservation of our wrecks and appalled by the senseless pollution of our lakes and rivers at the same time. Lakes and oceans are not bottomless and rivers not endless, what is put in there will come back to bite us in the ass.

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Get a primer in research at the National Archives of Canada. Booring I know, but hey…… its a library. What do you want. LOL.

Our group does a lot of its best work through research. Library and Archives Canada are a most helpful branch of the goverment.

The Liquid Archaeology gang will all be there as members Chris Phinney and Bryan Thomas take to the stage. They will share the history and current condition of the wreck Southern Trail.

A 5 year odyssey in research, interviews and surveying, this wreck still produces surprises. If you think you know this wreck you may be surprised.

Watch the trailer and ask yourself; “A rag trader? The inventor of the pull out sofa? Four guys from Liverpool? What does that have to do with a shipwreck in Canada?”.

Come to Shipwrecks 2009 and find out!