ADVISORY/Sunken Secrets; Aquatic Explorers Bring Shipwrecks, Plane Wrecks & Galloping Gertie to the Seattle Aquarium.Assignment Editors & News Desks ADVISORY...for Thursday (April 12) --(BUSINESS WIRE) A Three-Part Series of Discussions On What Lies Beneath... -- WHAT: The Seattle Aquarium The Seattle Aquarium is a public aquarium located on Pier 59 on Seattle, USA's Elliot Bay waterfront. Run by the city, it opened on May 20, 1977. After the closure of Ivar's Aquarium in 1956, the city was at a loss for its major attraction. and the Submerged Cultural Resources Exploration Team (SCRET SCRET Submerged Cultural Resources Exploration Team (Puget Sound, WA) ) present Sunken Secrets: Discussions on What Lies Beneath. This three-part series of evening presentations kicks off with an exploration of the mysterious circumstances surrounding the sinking of the Britannic, the larger sister ship to the Titanic. Did a mine bring down the 50 thousand ton British hospital ship HMHS HMHS Haddonfield Memorial High School (New Jersey) HMHS Humana Military Healthcare Services, Inc (Louisville, KY ) HMHS His/Her Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic more than four and one half years after the loss of the Titanic or was it a torpedo torpedo, in naval warfare torpedo, in naval warfare, a self-propelled submarine projectile loaded with explosives, used for the destruction of enemy ships. Although there were attempts at subsurface warfare in the 16th and 17th cent. ? Rare underwater videotape holds the key to the world's largest shipwreck shipwreck, complete or partial destruction of a vessel as a result of collision, fire, grounding, storm, explosion, or other mishap. In the ancient world sea travel was hazardous, but in modern times the number of shipwrecks due to nonhostile causes has steadily . The series continues with an underwater look at the ghost ships of Puget Sound, Tacoma's Galloping Gertie and the historic planes lying at the bottom of Lake Washington Lake Washington is the second largest natural lake in state of Washington (after Lake Chelan) and the largest lake in King County. It is bordered by the cities of Seattle on the west, Bellevue and Kirkland on the east, Renton on the south and Kenmore on the north, and surrounds . Each presentation features stories, video -- including some never before seen by the public and artifact A distortion in an image or sound caused by a limitation or malfunction in the hardware or software. Artifacts may or may not be easily detectable. Under intense inspection, one might find artifacts all the time, but a few pixels out of balance or a few milliseconds of abnormal sound presentations by Andrew Georgitsis and Walter Jaccard. Andrew, owner of Fifth Dimension Scuba Diving scuba diving Swimming done underwater with a self-contained underwater-breathing apparatus (scuba), as opposed to skin diving, which requires only a snorkel, goggles, and flippers. Scuba gear was invented by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Émile Gagnan in 1943. Center (www.fifthd.com) and Walter are wreck divers, aquatic explorers and members of the Board of Directors of SCRET (www.scret.org). Also included -- a special showing of an ImaxDome film, and a chance to view artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. and dive equipment over coffee, desserts and one on one discussions with the Aquatic Explorers in The Aquarium exhibits. -- WHEN: April 12, 2001 6:30 p.m. -- Project Britannic -- Unravel the Mystery May 10, 2001 6:30 p.m. -- Ghost Ships of Puget Sound Puget Sound (py  `jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c. June 14, 2001 6:30 p.m. -- They Fell from the Air -- Galloping Gertie and Historical Planes of Lake Washington -- WHERE: The programs begin in the Seattle ImaxDome Theater located on Pier 59 of the Seattle Central Waterfront, in the same building as The Seattle Aquarium. After the presentations and ImaxDome film showing, the coffee and dessert reception takes place inside The Seattle Aquarium. -- COST: $18 per person; $16 for Aquarium and SCRET members. Purchase tickets by calling 206/386-4314 weekdays, or online at www.seattleaquarium.org. -- INFO: Event sponsors include: King 5 Evening Magazine, Fifth Dimension Scuba Diving Center, Seattle ImaxDome Theater, Millstone Coffee and The Famous Pacific Dessert Company. The Seattle Aquarium & the Submerged Cultural Resources Exploration Team (SCRET) Present Sunken Secrets: Discussions on What Lies Beneath Date: April 12, 2001 Title: Project Britannic -- Unravel the Mystery Subject: Wreck explorer, Andrew Georgitsis and special guest, Walter Jaccard will talk about diving the sister ship to the Titanic. They will present and reveal the great mystery surrounding the sinking of the Britannic. The age-old question has been whether a German U-Boat torpedoed this "gigantic" ship or did it strike a German mine during World War I. This talk will walk you through the ship's brief history and diving project conducted by Andrew Georgitsis in August of 1999. This never before seen footage and exploration will lead to discovering this ship's hidden secrets. Following the presentation, an exclusive screening of "Island of the Sharks" a Seattle ImaxDome film. The evening concludes inside The Seattle Aquarium with coffee, dessert and conversations with Andrew Georgitsis and Walter Jaccard about the artifacts and the scuba equipment used to conduct the incredible project more than 400' beneath the surface of the Aegean Sea Aegean Sea, Gr. Aigaion Pelagos, Turkish Ege Denizi, arm of the Mediterranean Sea, c.400 mi (640 km) long and 200 mi (320 km) wide, off SE Europe between Greece and Turkey; Crete and Rhodes mark its southern limit. . Date: May 10, 2001 Title: Ghost Ships of Puget Sound Subject: Board of Director members of Submerged Cultural Resources Exploration Team (SCRET), wreck divers and aquatic explorers, Andrew Georgitsis and Walter Jaccard, will present on four historic wrecks located in Puget Sound; Diamond Knot The diamond knot (or knife lanyard knot) is used as a decoration and joining knot in a cord with a loop such as a whistle lanyard. This knot is well known to Scout Leaders who have taken a woodbadge course as it is traditionally tied in the beaded thong given to acknowledge , AJ Fuller, Admiral Sampson, and S.S. Governor. Each wreck presentation will consist of a brief history of the wreck, pictures, and video of past and present, including some never before seen underwater footage. Following the presentation, an exclusive screening of "Living Sea" a Seattle ImaxDome film. The evening concludes inside The Seattle Aquarium where Andrew and Walter discuss an exclusive display of underwater shipwreck artifacts. Date: June 14, 2001 Title: "They Fell from the Air" -- Galloping Gertie and Historical Planes of Lake Washington Subject: Board of Director members of Submerged Cultural Resources Exploration Team (SCRET), wreck divers and aquatic explorers, Andrew Georgitsis and Walter Jaccard, will discuss the events surrounding the collapse of the Narrows Bridge
The Narrows Bridge is a bridge that connects the Mitchell Freeway and Kwinana Freeway in Perth, Western Australia. (known as Galloping Gertie). See rare footage of Gertie as it now lays 220' below the surface. The second part of the lecture will share stories and history of some of the known airplanes in Lake Washington. See underwater footage of the PBY-4, or a PV2, as they lay now on the bottom of the lake in great condition. The conversation will include: a history of Galloping Gertie; video of the collapse and dives conducted on the wreckage; a short history of Sand Point; known sites of aircraft and their history; history of the PBY- 4; video of the PBY- 4 in action and currently on the bottom; history of the PV2 Harpoon harpoon (härp n`), weapon used for spearing whales and large fish. The early type was a flat triangular piece of metal with barbed edges and a socket for attaching a wooden handle, to the ; video of the PV2 Harpoon in action and currently on the
bottom.Following the presentation in the ImaxDome Theater, an exclusive screening of "Whales" a Seattle ImaxDome film. Then in The Seattle Aquarium, coffee and dessert with Andrew and Walter, discussions of the video, Scuba equipment, on display, as well as SCRET team techniques used to conduct the projects. Tickets are $18.00 or $16.00 for Seattle Aquarium or SCRET Members. All presentations begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Seattle ImaxDome Theater located on Pier 59. The programs include an exclusive screening of an ImaxDome film, admission to The Seattle Aquarium and post event reception with coffee and desserts. Event sponsors include: King 5 Evening Magazine, 5th Dimension Scuba Diving Center, Seattle ImaxDome Theater, Millstone Coffee Millstone Coffee is a coffee company that sells whole bean and ground coffee in retail settings. The company was founded in Everett, Washington in 1981. Founder Phil Johnson sold 100 pound sacks of Arabica beans to high-end coffee shops in the greater Seattle Area, and and The Famous Pacific Dessert Company. |
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