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Expeditions > Deep Flight I Expeditions --Deep Flight I Expeditions-- Royal Captian I, South Sea China, Philippines, May 1995 Royal Captain II, South Sea China, Philippines, May 1996 National Geographic Explorer TV Feature, April 1996 --Deep Flight 502 Expeditions-- Initial tests, November 2002, Point Richmond, CA Initial tests, December 2002, Point Richmond, CA First open water tests, January 2003, Monterey, CA First Flight School, February 2003, Bahamas TED Conference, March 2004, Point Richmond, CA --Wet Flight Expeditions-- "Dolphins: the Ride", Honduras, May 1997 Royal Captain II Deep Sea Discoveries, Inc. (DSD) Expedition to the Royal Captian Shipwreck May 1996, South China Sea, Philippines Summary Between May 8 and May 20, 1996, Deep Sea Discoveries, Inc. used Hawkes designed Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV's) to conduct a ten day exploration excavation of the wreck of the Royal Captain. The Team Goals Notes Expedition Log
The Team Between May 8 and May 20, 1996, Deep Sea Discoveries, Inc., a company founded by Graham Hawkes, conducted a ten day exploratory excavation of the wreck of the Royal Captain. Present on board for the duration of the operation were: A DSD team of eleven Two representatives from the National Museum of the Philippines, on whose behalf the operation was being conducted Two representatives of the Discovery Group (TDG), DSD's partner on the project, Franck Goddio and his assistant Fredrik Osada One representative from the Philippine customs and immigration service Two armed members of the Coast Guard to provide security for the operation A cameraman to record surface operations (on board for the last week of the expedition). Sub-sea operations and liaison with ship operations were the responsibility of: Brett Hobson, operations manager for DSD Franck Goddio (TDG) - Co-Director and Director of Archeology Graham Hawkes (DSD) - Co-Director and Director of Technology The following individuals formed the Steering Committee and met each day to review operations and strategy: Graham Hawkes (DSD) - Chairman Frank Goddio (TDG) Larry Alba (Philippine National Museum) Brett Hobson (DSD) Kent Pietsch (DSD) Back to top