TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 1998--Seahawk Deep Ocean
Technology Inc. (OTC BB:SDOT.O), the Tampa-based oceanographic
company that specializes in the search and recovery of deep water
shipwrecks, is to be featured in a television documentary called,
"Under Pressure: Exploring The Deep" to be screened Feb. 21, 1998 at
12:30 p.m. on Channel 16, which airs in central Florida.
The program will be repeated at 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday the 24th.
The program, produced by Christopher Rish and co-produced by
Martha Bone at WUSF Television is part of the Science Adventure
series. It will focus on technological developments in deep ocean
exploration including the search and recovery of deep water
shipwrecks.
Seahawk is in "Under Pressure: Exploring The Deep" because it is
one of the few specialist companies in the world that uses the most
recent advances in inner-space technology to locate and salvage
ancient shipwrecks. The company's deep water archaeological
excavation of a Spanish ship that sank off of the Dry Tortugas in
the 17th century will be featured.
The recovery of the Dry Tortugas shipwreck yielded almost 17,000
artifacts, including gold bars, mariner's astrolabes and a large
collection of olive jars. The entire and unique collection of
artifacts has been conserved by Seahawk's archaeological team and
is on display to the public at Michael's International Museum in
Key West.
"Under Pressure: Exploring The Deep" will also look at other
areas of deep sea exploration where modern advances in enabling
technologies is opening up new frontiers in the world's oceans.
Also to be included are segments on hydro thermal vents and the
Titanic.
Seahawk has searched for and found a number of shipwrecks since
it was formed in 1989. The company is currently involved in a
variety of shipwreck projects around the world from the eastern
seaboard of the United States, to the Caribbean and in South
America.
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CONTACT: Seahawk Deep Ocean Technology, Inc., Tampa
John Lawrence, CEO, 813/832-4040
KEYWORD: FLORIDA
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT
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