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Anglo~Danish Maritime Archaeological Team St Kitts Maritime Archaeological Project 2003 Phase 1 White House Bay Wreck Diving and Underwater Pictures. Page 1 Launching the Boats and Making the Survey Grid With the support of the St. Christopher Heritage Society and The Ministry of Tourism, Commerce & Consumer Affairs |
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This first page shows the team with the great assistance of the St. Christopher-Nevis Defence Force and Coastguard, launching ADMAT's pontoon boats which would be used to float the Kawasaki water pumps and allow us to use the water dredge. Once the pontoons were in place the team built the first of two sections of survey grid. These were made up of 1 metre square grids which were assembles and painted. The PVC was very kindly sponsored by Dee Cee Trading Company Limited, who are a local company on St Kitts. The grid was then carried and floated out to the wreck and lowered on site, pegged and made ready. The assembling of the grid which fitted the site was part of ADMAT's PADI Speciality Course "Underwater Survey Diver". |
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| The Coastguard manhandle the heavy poontoons out of the GEEST Container. | Many hands make light work. | By the left..quick carry. |
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| How to launch the boat
without
scratching the paint. |
ADMAT's small flotilla of boats, one had a SEAGULL outboard made in 1943! | Eric Cocos starts work on the grid. |
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| The drill man Mathew Defelice. | Nathalie Ann Lefebvre, Florence Prudhomme and Erick calculate how the grid will fit together. | Mathew, Patrick Skinner and Simon. |
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| Patrick and Nathalie making calculations. | Nathalie painting the Alpha numeric codes. | The Grid begins to take shape. |
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| Each piece is measured to fit exactly. | Marking prior to cutting the PVC. | The florcesent orange sections are added. |
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Florence paints the cross pieces . |
Nearly done. |
Now the Tricky part |
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Lifejackets to add buoyancy. |
Watch out for the sea urchins. |
Floating the grid on site. |
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