"The Brederode 1785" (page 3 of 3)

ORGANISATIONS INVOLVED WITH THE "BREDERODE" EXCAVATION


AQUA EXPLORATION See AQUA EXPLORATION


Charles (Charlie) Shapiro See Charles Shapiro


Arnold (Mickey) Shapiro
Mickey provided Charlie the start-up finance to begin operating in the shipwreck salvage business. Although he is not a diver, the partners of Aqua Exploration appreciate his guidance in business decisions and positive attitude.


Frederick (Erik) Lombard
Erik started diving as a hobby in 1973 and went on to become a professional salvage diver in 1982. He is also a successful spear-fisherman, having represented South Africa on numerous occasions. Erik is presently working in Cuba searching for Spanish Colonial shipwrecks.


Andre Hartman
Andre started wreck diving in 1981. He is also a keen spear-fisherman and has represented the South African team for five years. Today, Andre is a "Great White" shark operator. He and his partner have a company called African Shark Diving Adventures and Marine Dynamics that specializes in taking film crews and photographers out to sea to capture on film these animals in their natural habitat.

For more information, visit the Andre's website:
http://www.dive.co.za


Traill Witthuhn
Traill has been living in Struisbaai for the past 24 years earning a living as a commercial fisherman, as well as running a tourist fishing charter. He has a vast knowledge of the local area, sea and weather patterns.


Karen Shapiro
Karen took up diving in 1995, after which, she started excavating wrecks with Charles in 1996. Together with Charles, she discovered the wreck of the Britannia 1826   in Britannia Bay (St. Helena Bay, Cape) in 1997.

Karen was acting as the secretary to the Steering Committee for the Brederode   project.


HALLSTROM HOLDINGS
A leading international name in the shipwreck exploration and salvaging business, Hallstrom Holdings Ltd is owned and operated by Sverker Hallstrom. The company is based in Singapore but operates on a world wide basis.


Sverker Hallstrom
Sverker is an expert in the search and recovery of shipwrecks. Sverker began his company, Hallstrom Holdings in 1981 focusing on underwater technology. Apart from several ROV's (remote operated vehicles), he also owns and operates four manned submersibles, as well as three ships with which he is continuously searching for new wrecks.

For more information, visit the company's website: www.shipwreckexplorer.com


SOUTH AFRICAN MARITIME MUSEUM - (today known as Iziko Museums of Cape Town)
The South African Maritime Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of South African maritime heritage. This museum is administered by the South African Cultural History Museum. Both museums are part of the Southern Flagship Institution, one of two National Museums in South Africa.


The Museum has been in existence since 1989 and is situated in the popular Victoria and Alfred Waterfront. The South African Maritime Museum is the only museum in South Africa with a full time Maritime archaeologist, which makes it eminently suitable to support the excavation of the Brederode  .


Jaco Boshoff
Jaco is the chief maritime archaeologist working on the Brederode   excavation project for the South African Maritime Museum and has a wealth of expertise in shipwreck excavations.


He was the principle archaeologist in the study of a British East India company wreck, the Brunswick   (1805). He was the team leader in a project in the investigation of seal hunting sites on Marion Island in the sub Antarctic. He also participated in February 1999 field season on the wreck of HMS Pandora  , Great Barrier Reef, Australia.


For more information, visit the organization's website: www.museums.org.za/iziko


NATIONAL MONUMENTS COUNCIL - (today known as the South African Heritage Resources Agency - SAHRA)
The National Monuments Council is a statutory organization established under the National Monuments Act (Act 28 of 1969) as the administrative body responsible for the protection of the country's cultural and historical heritage.


The principal objectives of the National Monuments Council are to preserve and protect the historical and cultural heritage, to encourage and promote the preservation and protection of that heritage and to co-ordinate all activities in connection with national monuments and cultural treasures in order that they will be retained as tokens of the past and may serve as an inspiration for the future.


Historical wrecks are a valuable maritime archaeological resource and are protected by the National Monuments Council Act against unauthorised disturbance. In issuing salvage permits, the NMC ensures that archaeological methods are used and that cultural material recovered from the wrecks is housed in suitable museums.


John Gribble
John joined the National Monuments Council in 1995 where he is employed as their maritime archaeologist. His strong background in the management and conservation of historical wrecks will be a valuable contribution to the Brederode   excavation.


For more information, visit the organization's website: www.sahra.org.za


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