Diving The Queen of Nassau
This second video project was
inspired entirely by the success of the first. After making the
Northern Light Video everyone followed their separate paths for a little while, yet
somehow we all knew another project would come along. The
trick was to find the right subject and It looks like we found it!
Again, we hope you
enjoy watching our second effort as much as we had fun making the video
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IDENTIFICATION & RESEARCH courtesy of AUE |
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DIVERS Michael Barnette Patrick Burke Joe Citelli Lesley Jacques Dean Marshall Brien Mastriana Patrick Norris Tom Scott |
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QUEEN OF NASSAU |
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Hosting Joel Svendsen Lesley Jacques Mangonet |
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PHOTOGRAPHY
& EDITING Brien Mastriana |
The Queen of Nassau
(formerly named the C.G.S. Canada) is a very
special shipwreck. She lies upright in 225ft of water, always covertly
shrouded in cloudy waters. Poor visibility is her trademark,
yet this adds to the air of mystery.
The area surrounding the wreck is strewn with debris scattered by the forces of
her sinking. The spare propellers are half
buried in the silt whey they landed after sliding from her decks.
Portholes abound, scattered wherever you look.
The superstructure is draped with fishing nets, now overgrown with sharp oysters,
sponges and corals. The wreck is inhabited by a richness of other fish and marine life.
The area is frequently visited by a variety of shark species, which can usually
be observed by
decompressing divers.
We recruited the able help of Mike Barnette and Joe Citelli. Their first hand knowledge of the wreck proved invaluable to the
project, not to mention how much fun it was having them on board.
THIS SHIPWRECK LIES IN A MARINE SANCTUARY
removing or possessing artifacts from an archaeological and historical resource
in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is punishable by a maximum civil
penalty of to $119,000 per violation.
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