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 [...]
Jim gives a presentation at the CERF conference in Mobile, Alabama on November 4, 2019. One of the scientists instrumental in confirming the find of the slave ship Clotilda said Monday night that that aside [...]
Jim will present at UNESCO "An Ocean Without History?" event June 5, 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The UNESCO event promotes the incorporation of underwater cultural heritage in the global work of [...]
Jim presents at the "Benefiting the Work of AIA" event Event theme: Windows into the Past: Through the Eyes of An Archaeologist on May 17, 2017 Jim's talk is titled: The Deep Sea: [...]
