Was it murder? Why a US Navy hanging resonates nearly 200 years later One hundred and eighty years ago, Captain Alexander Slidell Mackenzie, in command of the United States Navy’s brig Somers, hanged three of [...]
Titled Mutiny, this podcast episode delves into perhaps the greatest scandal and sea-story of the first half of 19th Century America that nearly everyone has forgotten. You can also check out Jim's book on the [...]
Join Jim and other expert speakers for a fascinating afternoon hosted by the Archaeological Institute of America. Diving for the Clotilda: The Archaeology, History, and Legacy of the Last Known Slave Ship Saturday, October 15 [...]
Jim recently sat down with Jason Elias on the Big Deep - An Ocean Podcast to talk about shipwrecks and his time exploring Titanic. Listen to the interview here.
Different groups have spotted Industry’s wreckage since 2011, but exploration of the site wasn’t pursued until recently. James Delgado, senior vice president of SEARCH Inc., a cultural resource management firm, said the agency asked him [...]
