Sea Research Society was founded in 1972. The Society's original Board of Advisors consisted of Luis Marden of National Geographic Magazine; Mendle L. Peterson, Chief of Underwater Exploration, Smithsonian Institution; Frederic Dumas, French underwater archaeologist of Cousteau fame; Anders Franzen, Swedish underwater archaeologist and discoverer of the Swedish warship Vasa; Ron A. Gibbs, Curator Armed Forces History, National Parks Service; Paul Tzimoulis, Publisher, Skin Diver magazine; Ed Bearss, Senior Historian, National Parks Service; Robert F. Marx, undersea explorer; E. Lee Spence, Underwater Archaeology Editor, NAUI?s Diving World magazine; Peter Throckmorton, "discoverer of the oldest known shipwreck;" Pablo Bush Romero, President, CEDAM; and others of similar note. Virtually all were published authors and internationally known for their works with shipwrecks. Several have been described as the "Father of underwater archaeology." Unfortunately, a number of the original members are now deceased. Sea Research Society is a non-profit educational organization. It does archival research, conducts underwater expeditions and disseminates information about its work to the public. For thirty-three years its motto has been "Knowledge Through Research and Exploration."?

ShipWrecks.com ? has been a source of valuable shipwreck and diving information on the World Wide Web for over eight years. It is the official website of the Sea Research Society. ? The Society was chartered in 1972 as a non-profit organization for educational and research purposes and is tax-exempt under IRS regulation 501-C-3. The Society's archives and research library (aka SRINA) are located at the International Diving Institute in Summerville, South Carolina.  Call (843) 821-0001.
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