This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE5019.0006C240 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable -----Original Message----- From: Anthony Piscitelli <Anthony.Piscitelli@wo*.at*.ne*> To: techdiver@aquanaut.com <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Date: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 7:00 PM Subject: Shipwrecks and the Government 2nd Attempt to get this out to the tech community........... Please post this press release re the upcoming BTS Symposium, this will = effect all tech divers re the right to access all dive sites. Thanks Captain Tony Piscitelli Press Release: Archeological Preservation Vs. Commercial Salvage and the Wreck Diving = Community: On Sat 26 March 19999 at Beneath the Sea Part I of the presentation to = have Anne Geisecke- author of the Abandoned Shipwreck Act and Ole Varmer = - Cheif Council NOAA, in debate with Peter Hess, Maritime Atty and = successful litigator for public access to the Monitor and Pat Clyne of = the Attocha group, followed by Q & A period. On Sunday 27 March Part II, = will have Bernie Chowdhury -Publisher and Exec. Editor of Imersed = Magazine moderating a panel disscussion ( Panelists to be announced ). The issues are very important because the current Maritime Laws may be = put aside in favor of the Archeological group, and if this happens ( = currently before our State Dept. and US Senate ) you will not be allowed = to go near a wreck with out government permission. This june the UN will = try to make this happen through international treaty by UNESCO. I the = US Senate approves this then the future of wreck diving is in Jeopardy. BTS is providing a forum for both sides, at its annual show for no = additional charge beyond general admission. Seating limited and on a = first come first serve basis. for more info you can contact me as the Coordinator for this program at = Anthony.Piscitelli@wo*.AT*.ne* Zig@Be*.or* www.BeneathTheSea.org ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE5019.0006C240 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type><!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 = HTML//EN"> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.3110.7"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#c8e0d8> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original = Message-----</B><BR><B>From:=20 </B>Anthony Piscitelli <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:Anthony.Piscitelli@wo*.at*.ne*">Anthony.Piscitelli@wo= rldnet.att.net</A>><BR><B>To:=20 </B><A href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</A> = <<A=20 href=3D"mailto:techdiver@aquanaut.com">techdiver@aquanaut.com</A>><BR>= <B>Date:=20 </B>Wednesday, February 03, 1999 7:00 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>Shipwrecks = and the=20 Government<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2nd Attempt to get this out to the tech = community...........</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> </DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Please post this press release re = the upcoming=20 BTS Symposium, this will effect all tech divers re the right to access = all dive=20 sites.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Thanks</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Captain Tony Piscitelli</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Press Release:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Archeological Preservation Vs. = Commercial=20 Salvage and the Wreck Diving Community:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>On Sat 26 March 19999 at Beneath the = Sea Part I=20 of the presentation to have Anne Geisecke- author of the Abandoned = Shipwreck Act=20 and Ole Varmer - Cheif Council NOAA, in debate with Peter Hess, Maritime = Atty=20 and successful litigator for public access to the Monitor and Pat Clyne = of the=20 Attocha group, followed by Q & A period. On Sunday 27 March Part II, = will=20 have Bernie Chowdhury -Publisher and Exec. Editor of Imersed = Magazine=20 moderating a panel disscussion ( Panelists to be announced = ).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The issues are very important = because the=20 current Maritime Laws may be put aside in favor of the Archeological = group, and=20 if this happens ( currently before our State Dept. and US Senate ) = you=20 will not be allowed to go near a wreck with out government permission. = This june=20 the UN will try to make this happen through international treaty = by=20 UNESCO. I the US Senate approves this then the future of wreck diving is = in=20 Jeopardy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>BTS is providing a forum for both = sides, at its=20 annual show for no additional charge beyond general admission. Seating = limited=20 and on a first come first serve basis.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>for more info you can contact me as = the=20 Coordinator for this program at <A=20 href=3D"mailto:Anthony.Piscitelli@wo*.AT*.ne*">Anthony.Piscitelli@wo= rldnet.ATT.net</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"mailto:Zig@Be*.or*">Zig@BeneaththeSea.org</A></FONT></D= IV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.BeneathTheSea.org">www.BeneathTheSea.org</A></FONT>< /D= IV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01BE5019.0006C240-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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