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Deep Blue Marine Divers Return to Le Scipion Wreck Site
Under
the Auspices and Existing Contract That Tracy Bowden Has With the
Government of the Dominican Republic, and Working Under the Supervision
of the Marina de Guerra Dominicana, and an Inspector From the Oficina
Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural Subcuático
Deep Blue Marine, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: DPBE) is pleased to announce that the Cap'n Tracy is securely anchored at
the wreck site. Company divers did a preliminary dive Tuesday to determine
the condition of the wreck site. The waters were calmer than they have been
for the last three weeks and even though the visibility was only about one
foot, the divers located the wreck easily. Divers were on the site
yesterday and are returning to the water today to continue the
archaeological mapping of the site, to establish a good system over the
wreck site and to commence photography and recovery of items from the wreck
according to the site plan that was developed over the last few months.
Initial drawings of the previous dives on the wreck are on board the boat
and will be added to daily as the progress continues.
Le Scipion has a valiant and impressive history. She was one of the 20
ships France sent to America to assist in the War of Independence. She was
involved in the Chesapeake Bay blockade between the French and English from
August 28 until September 9th, 1781; an action that several historians
claim was the turning point for America in her struggle for independence
from England. While preparing to battle two British naval vessels, she
pulled into Samana Bay, Dominican Republic on October 18th, 1782. As the
ship prepared to drop anchor she struck a coral head. The hull was ripped
open, she slid back off the coral and sank in about 30 feet of water. The
Scipion today lies at an approximate 15 degree angle to the ocean floor,
and most of the ship is covered by sand.
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