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From the Depths to the Shallows:
Deep Water Shipwreck Explorer Trades Sub’s for Tanks on the Santa Margarita Site
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May 11, 2010 -- Key West, FL:
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Mark Gordon, President of Odyssey Marine Exploration, the leading deep-water marine exploration company in the world, celebrated the anniversary of his birth by crossing two items off of his "bucket list" -- diving the Santa Margarita and the Atocha shipwrecks, which he said fulfilled a life-long dream.
The festivities kicked off Thursday evening with a Wind and Wine Sail on Danger Charters that included marine exploration industry colleagues from Keith Webb’s Blue Water Ventures (BWV), Mel Fishers Treasures (MFT), Historic Research and Certification, Inc., Diveguru.net, Florida Straits Diving, and Artificial Reefs of the Keys as well as local and international media professionals.
Friday, at the Santa Margarita site, Mark made two dives on the northernmost Santa Margarita trail then joined Captain Dan Porter in the wheelhouse to view a computer generated chart of the shipwreck.
BWV CEO W. Keith Webb was detained with land-locked responsibilities, but sent his regrets, commenting that he did not find it surprising that Mark Gordon, a man whose life is spent exploring historic shipwrecks, would spend his time off – exploring historic shipwrecks.
For Immediate Release
Contact Carol Tedesco
305-393-6450
bluewaterkw@aol.com
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Odyssey Marine Exploration President Mark Gordon takes the helm, and the cake, from crew-member Chaz aboard Danger Charters sunset Wind and Wine Sail. Center: Sue Gordon
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In the wheelhouse of the Blue Water Rose: Captain Mike Perna, Archaeologist James Sinclair, Captain Dan Porter.
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Mark Gordon prepares to dive the Santa Margarita site.
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Media professionals Millis and Brian Keegan prepare to dive on the Santa Margarita.
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BWV crew-members Kris Goodner and Gavin Rall taking a pause between dives.
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Captain Dan Porter examines an encrusted silver coin discovered by newest crew-member Goodner.
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Gordon’s hosts for the day, BWV Captain Mike Perna, MFT VP Sean Fisher, MFT media liaison Sharon Wiley, and BWV Captain Dan Porter wait for Gordon to surface with a treasure chest or two.
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Photos by Carol Tedesco © Blue Water Productions
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