NSF Speakers

Captain Raymond Bates, Jr. gave a retrospective on his year 2000 published book: "Shipwrecks North of Boston, Volume One: Salem Bay". His slide show concerned his ongoing research on wrecks north of Boston that include those north of Cape Ann and New Hampshire.

Captain Bates has been diving since 1968 and went into professional diving after attending the Commercial Diving Center (now the College of Oceaneering at Wilmington, California to study underwater welding, commercial diving, and underwater photography. He then attended a course in Cornwall, England to get Lloyd's of London certification in underwater inspections. He subsequently spent eleven years doing commercial hardhat diving work along the eastern seaboard. He now does contract diving and fishing when not logging numerous hours in libraries and museums such as the Peabody Essex Museum pursuing his passion for maritime history and wrecks.

Author and historian, Captain Bates who makes his home in Marblehead had copies of his book for sale and autographed them for interested members. It was an absorbing talk and fascinating evening.

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