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Welcome
Jim's
New Books:
 Nuclear
Dawn: The Atomic Bomb from the Manhattan Project to the Cold
War. Details
here.
Khubilai
Khan's Lost Fleet: In Search of a Legendary Armada. Details
here.
Listen
to an interview with Jim on the story.
Gold
Rush Port: The Maritime Archaeology of
San Francisco's Waterfront. Details
here.
In press: Iron,
Pearls and Gunpowder: The Incredible Saga of a Lost American
Civil War Submarine. |
Underwater
Intervention, Feb 9-11: Jim will be attending this
event that brings together many different areas of maritime-related
work. It is the combined annual conference of the Association
of Diving Contractors International and the Marine Technology
Society's ROV Committee.
Learn
more.
Perfectly Preserved Gold Rush "GHOST SHIP"
Discovered in Canada's Sub-arctic
An international team of archaeologists has discovered a perfectly
preserved steamboat from the Klondike Gold Rush lying in the
freezing waters of Lake Laberge, in the subarctic wilderness
of Canada’s Yukon. Learn
more.
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Videos: Watch
and listen to Jim as he talks about being a maritime archaeologist
and weaves tales of the history and archaeology of Khan's fleet
and the buried gold rush-era ships in San Francisco.
Click here to view. Videos
courtesy of Archaeology Magazine.
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the Institute of Nautical Archaeology on Facebook |
From Jim...
My life has been defined by a quest to learn about the past and
share it. As a maritime archaeologist who works around the globe,
I've spent decades in the fascinating world of underwater exploration.
I've been privileged to host the popular television show The
Sea Hunters for five years, and work as Executive Director
of the Vancouver Maritime Museum for fifteen. I am now enjoying
new duties—and
much more travel—as
President of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA).
Besides my new and continuing commitments, I also work hard to promote
the cause of maritime preservation, teach at universities, give
presentations to various groups worldwide and write books and articles
on my finds and experiences.
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Wreck
of Great Republic
Daryl Leniuk |
Wreck
of Peter Iredale
James P. Delgado |
Bow
of RMS Titanic
James P. Delgado |
What keeps me fired up with a passion for the past are the connections
I make with everyday people whose lives have been irrevocably changed
by their interactions with the sea, including some of history's
greatest disasters. No matter how many times I dive, how many shipwrecks
I see and touch, the awe, the excitement and the thrill of discovery
are always there.
Thank
you for visiting my site and allowing me to share my experiences
with you. Whether you've been following my work or have been recently
introduced to it, I invite you to explore this site to the fullest.
It is my hope that you will enjoy what I have to share…and
learn something along the way.
Thanks for
sharing the adventures!
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