OUR MISSION
The Center for Historic
Shipwreck Preservation is a private, independent, not-for-profit
corporation dedicated to research and education at the frontiers of undersea
exploration.
Its three-fold mission is to explore history
as preserved in the sea, to study how the sea functions and interacts with
mankind, and to communicate its findings to the public.
The Center will be recognized as the leading
underwater exploration organization in the Americas, and will be seen as
an influential leader worldwide.
CURRENT
FEATURES
Expedition Whydah
The
Whydah pirate shipwreck site was discovered in 1984 by underwater explorer
Barry Clifford, who continues to direct the ongoing excavation of the wreck
in a project that has been described by state and federal regulatory agencies
as “a model for private archaeology”.
Quest
for Santa Maria
For
over three years our team has searched for Columbus' Santa Maria. This
exhaustive search has included detailed historical research, extensive
remote-sensing surveys, and intensive visual examination of Cap Haitian
Bay. Much of this work was conducted as part of a 2004 Discovery Channel “Quest” documentary.
FEATURED BIOGRAPHY
Barry
Clifford is one of the world’s best-known underwater archaeological
explorers.
“ His
deep love of the ocean, and his work to recover the past through undersea
exploration, sparks the imagination of schoolchildren throughout the U.S.
and reminds adults of the adventures to be found in underwater discovery.
..He brings history to life extending education well beyond the classroom.” (Carlo
Bertozzi, President, Dacor Corporation)
