Caribbean
Whale Shark Encounter
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
This gentle whale shark swam with us for nearly 30 minutes. We were privileged to have a brief encounter with one of the most amazing creatures in the ocean.
In Search of Trouvadore
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
The last voyage of an African slaver, the story of the search for Trouvadore off the coast of East Caicos. Ships of Discovery and the Turks & Caicos National Museum teamed up to search for the ship that sank in 1841. The team located the site in 2004 and returned in 2006 and 2008 to test excavate.
Ocean and a Lab: Trouvadore Shipwreck
TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS
The Trouvadore was trying to get Cuba. We know that it was trying to run a pass, a narrow 20-mile pass between the Turks Islands and the Caicos Islands. We think Trouvadore probably wrecked at night, as an error in navigation, hit the reef, and carried right over into the lagoon, and sank. When it went down, it was carrying almost 200 African slaves. All of them not only survived, but they stayed in the Turks and Caicos. This video was produced as part of an exhibit in the Sant Ocean Hall, Smithsonian.
Western Pacific
World War II Maritime Heritage Trail
SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
The underwater heritage trail in Saipan is one of the most varied and well preserved assemblages of WWII remains in the Pacific. Featuring both American and Japanese remains, it includes tanks, ships, aircraft, and landing craft. This trail is easily accessible by snorkelers and divers. It is narrated in English and subtitled in Japanese.
This is our History, These Are Our Stories
SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
These public service announcements urging the protection of caves in Saipan, feature the stories of local families and their survival during a difficult and dangerous period in the island’s history. This PSA tells the stories of
This is our History, These are Our Stories
SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
These public service announcements urging the protection of caves in Saipan, feature the stories of local families and their survival during a difficult and dangerous period in the island’s history. This PSA tells the stories of
This is our History, These are our Stories
SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
These public service announcements urging the protection of caves in Saipan, feature the stories of local families and their survival during a difficult and dangerous period in the island’s history. This PSA tells the stories of
This is our History, These are our Stories
SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
These public service announcements urging the protection of caves in Saipan, feature the stories of local families and their survival during a difficult and dangerous period in the island’s history. This PSA tells the stories of
