Item consists of 2 reels of footage from a 1969 dive in Tobermory, Ontario, which contains 22 different shipwrecks within its border.

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A documentary following a team of biologists and geologists 1 1/2 miles below the ocean surface where they discover worlds of life around thermal vents which are supported by bacteria that convert chemicals into organic matter. This landmark dive confirmed aspects of the theory of plate tectonics and yielded important biological discoveries. The underwater footage was filmed from the Alvin submersible, which traveled aboard the mothership Lulu. Hydrothermal vents are one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century and are theorized to be the originators of life on earth.

A documentary both about the process of underwater photography and cinematography and the amazing types of aquatic life that have been captured by Al Gidding's, his cameras and his team. The film elaborates on the process and challenges that arise with capturing images underwater while showing us beautiful imagery. Included are segments on diving under the North Pole, swimming with and feeding sharks, deep diving and diving in tropical climates.

Recorded in Florida at Harbor Branch Oceanographic and in the Atlantic Ocean. This recording documents Otis Barton, pioneer underwater explorer and designer of the bathysphere (1930), as he revisits the deep sea 50 years later aboard the Johnson Sea Link 1. The recording includes drawings of the creatures that Barton encountered during his plunges during the era of the bathysphere. Following this, the recording goes on to another deep dive aboard the Johnson Sea Link 1 submersible. Included are close up images of the deep sea animal life collected during this dive. It is not mentioned whether or not Barton also took part in this dive. The bathysphere was designed by underwater explorers Otis Barton and William Beebee and took its first plunge in 1930. A bathysphere consists of a steel sphere with small circular windows of fused quartz. Inside it are the required oxygen tanks. During dives, these vessels were lowered into the water with cables and chains. During its first year, the bathysphere design could already dive to depths of 1,426 feet, two years later breaking records at 3,028 feet. Many discoveries about the deep sea were made from the confines of these vessels.

Looks at the legendary great white shark, the most awesome and powerful predator in the sea. Discusses some of the unanswered basic biological questions about the shark such as its breeding, eating and migration habits, as well as the number of great white sharks in the oceans. Explores questions surrounding shark attacks unto humans.

This documentary explores the diverse types of aquatic life that live in California’s underwater state parks. The focus of this film is on ecology and aquatic diversity but also mentioned are the relationship between land and sea along California’s coastline, and the types of diving possible in individual parks.

Raw footage of Emory Kristof walking on bridge by Kiel. This tape include several takes of Kristof walking, leaning over rail and shots of the waterfront.

Three sections are featured on this videotape. The first two sections are a documentary of two expeditions that takes place in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Bermuda. The first expedition features Eugenie Clark and Emory Kristof as they dive 1 1/2 miles deep to the ocean floor to study and record the six-gill shark, a relatively recently discovered shark that lives deep in the ocean. With the aid of bait the team and discovers that this part of the ocean floor is not as barren of animal life as once thought, and that the six-gill shark is probably both predator and scavenger to be able to live at these depths. The second expedition features a team of scientists as they dive 3000 feet deep into to mid-waters to record the bizarre and unusual sea life found at these lightless depths. The expeditions are referred to as the Beebee Project, in homage of the important discoveries made by William Beebee and Otis Barton, pioneer underwater explorers. The third section is raw footage of Joe MacInnis doing takes for presentations about undersea explorations and the human condition.

Mastertrack for production "Comrades of the Deep, a Canadian/Russian underwater expedition"

Technical Recognition Day at General Electric. Includes Joe's lecture about Breadalbane, Titanic, and Deep Sea Diving in submarines.

This recording is a documentary account of the survey conducted with the aid of the Mir submersibles of the sunken Russian nuclear submarine Komsomolets. This expedition had visited the Komsomolets to mesure amounts of radioactive leakage coming from the shipwreck. During the dives, Mir’s mechanical arms take parts and samples and leave samplers and other objects in and around the Komsomolets.

The K-278 Komsomolets, a Soviet nuclear submarine, was launched May 9, 1983 and was lost April 7, 1989 in northern Europe in the Arctic Ocean. The submarine had an operating depth of 1000 meters and was designed with the ability to dive to 1500 meters. Aboard the vessel were torpedoes including two nuclear warheads. The submarine’s demise was caused by a fire; it sank to a depth of around 1500 meters. There were 25 survivors and 42 fatalities. The controversy surrounding the loss of this vessel has to do with radioactive contamination from the nuclear reactor and nuclear torpedoes. Leakage could potentially contaminate drinking water, affect fish population and the ecology. Several expeditions to the Komsomolets have been undertaken to probe the area. Although earlier tests showed no signs of dangerous leakage, later tests revealed this was not so. The Komsomolets has since been buried in mud to seal fractures and contain radioactive leakage.

A documentary about underwater exploration 4000 meters below sea level, where the Alvin submersible and a team of scientists explore hydrothermal vent ecology and collect samples of deep sea life and molten lava rocks. This recording is as much about the scientific exploration of hydrothermal vents and surrounding ecology as it is about the Alvin submersible and its technological capabilities. Hydrothermal vents are one of the greatest discoveries of the twentieth century and are theorized to be the originators of life on earth.

This episode documents a deep sea submersible dive to study the lingcod and the six-gill shark. The lingcod are food fish that live in various diverse depths. The marine researchers aboard the submersibles are studying the causes and effects of the depleting lingcod populations, concentrating study on the baby lingcod population, and comparing lingcod baby numbers found in shallower depths to lingcod babies found in deep depths. As for the six-gill sharks, the goal is simply to learn more about them. The six-gill sharks are a relatively newly discovered type of shark that lives deep in the ocean. The equipment used to conduct the dives are the Deep Rover submersible, the Aquarius 2000 submersible and the Newt Suit deep diving suit. The episode is more focused on the process of underwater exploration rather than the findings that resulted from this.

The recording takes place at the Offshore Training Research Centre (OTRC) in College Station Texas. The recording is raw footage which documents Dr. Joe MacInnis learning how to pilot the deep sea submersible Deep Rover in an interior training facility. Ian Griffin of Nuytco Research, lead instructor of Training for Sustainable Seas Expeditions at OTRC is the instructor.

The recording takes place at the Offshore Training Research Centre (OTRC) in College Station Texas.

Lake Baikal in Russia.

Lake Baikal in Russia

Captured at Port Dover, on the coast of Lake Eerie, Ontario Canada. This recording is raw footage with director’s comments while directing the shots of the large freighter/container ship the Seaway Queen and surrounding area. Included are shots of the ship docking, interiors and exteriors, the crew loading cargo, possibly grain, landscape and surrounding areas including the town, neighbouring boats including the ship Joshan and crew, and shots of the ship sailing away, heading into dawn.

Captured on Lake Huron, Ontario Canada.This recording is raw footage with director’s comments while directing the shots of the large freighter/container ship the Seaway Queen and surrounding area. Includes shots of the winds and water during a storm.

Underwater raw footage of shallow lake, slightly washed out from the sun, some sequences have great layered effect (unidentified video artifact)

Small fish and larva swimming in front of the camera. Mostly underwater shots with brief segment above water.

Raw unedited underwater footage of deep water critters and fish swimming around a barrel.

Raw unedited underwater footage of submarine diving, bubbles and larva groupings

Captured May 9, 1981, in the Arctic Ocean in Canada's North West Passage. This recording is raw underwater footage of the Breadalbane shipwreck captured using a remote piloted vehicle (RPV, otherwise known as ROV, remote operated vehicle). This recording is almost enirely of the Breadalbane and inhabiting aquatic life. This recording is part of the Breadalbane series of tapes and therefore probably taken at the Breadalbane site in 1981 during an expedition to document and record the shipwreck by Dr. Joe MacInnis and his team. The HMS Breadalbane sunk on August 21 1853 in the Canadian Arctic. It was a British re-supply vessel that was to be the last great search for the Franklin Expedition that disappeared in 1846 in search for the North West Passage. Despite the fact that the ship took only 15 minutes to sink after colliding with ice, all men were rescued aboard the Phoenix, which was traveling with the Breadalbane. The Breadalbane shipwreck was discovered in August of 1980, by Dr. Joe MacInnis and his team, during their 3rd search expedition.

A documentary account of the Grimm/Harris expedition: Titanic 1981. Using sonar & other modern scientific instruments, scientists, oceanographers & film makers battle the forces of water & wind in their second attempt to locate the Titanic. The focus of the documentary is on the technology required to search for and hopefully record the ship. This is the second of two expeditions, the first was: Titanic 1980 and has also been released by the title: Search for the Titanic.

The Titanic, a passenger ship, sunk during her maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15,1912, two hours and forty minutes after a collision with an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Over 1 500 people perished. The shipwreck was discovered by a team led by Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in 1985.

A documentary account of the expedition: Titanic 1980. Using sonar & other modern scientific instruments, scientists, oceanographers & film makers battle the forces of water & wind in their first attempt to locate the resting place of the Titanic and film the ill-fated ship. The primary focus of the documentary is the technology involved in locating and hopefully recording the ship. However, the film includes: a biographical account of the ship, an account of the search operation for those who persished, a grave marker for an unclaimed child, interviews with survivors, and other lesser known facts surrounding the Titanic legacy. Of interest is Orson Wells report of a lesser known late 19th century author who wrote a fictional story of a ship named Titan that perished one starry April night by colliding with an iceberg; a story that foreshadows that of the Titanic. This 1980 expedition to the Titanic is the first of two, the second is: Titanic 1981, where the team has plans to take submarine dive down to the Titanic, if it can be located.

The Titanic, a passenger ship, sunk during her maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15,1912, two hours and forty minutes after a collision with an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Over 1 500 people perished. The shipwreck was discovered by a team led by Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in 1985.

Two CTV news segments of the expedition to find the Titanic wreckage. 1) Sep 2/85 St. John's: Titanic Seen/Gage. This segment discusses the American research ship "Nor" in the north Atlantic Ocean searching for the Titanic. Black & white images are shown of the underwater wreckage with voice over from MacInnis. Other content include black & white historical footage of the Titanic's maiden voyage and interviews with MacInnis and Titanic survivor Eva Hart.

2) Sep 3/85 St. John's: Titanic Pictures/Pryer undiscovered for 73 years despite numerous expeditions.

A series of news recordings and shows that discuss the recent discovery of the Titanic by a Franco-American team led by Jean Louis Michel and Robert Ballard in 1985. Some of the topics discussed are: the challenges of discovering the Titanic, the preservation state of the ship, future plans of exploration and the possibility of raising the wreck. Some of those interviewed are Robert Ballard, Ralph White, Joe MacInnis as well as Eva Hart, a survivor of the Titanic.

The Titanic, a passenger ship, perished during her maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, two hours and forty minutes after a collision with an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Over 1 500 people perished. The Titanic had remained undiscovered for 73 years despite numerous expeditions.

A documentary that covers many aspects of the Titanic legacy beginning at the ships conception and ending with artifacts recovered from the wreck. The topics also cover differing theories of loss, interviews with survivors and the technology involved in divine the Titanic. An account of the ships descent is reiterated while showing the locations of events on the ship at its present state at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. These documentary and recovery dives to the Titanic were done using the Nautile submersible.

The Titanic, a passenger ship, sunk during her maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, two hours and forty minutes after a collision with an iceberg on April 14, 1912. Over 1 500 people perished. The shipwreck was discovered by a team led by Robert Ballard and Jean Louis Michel in 1985.

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The film is a news clip recording of the Nautile submerging into the ocean to the Titanic wreckage. The Nautile is a small yellow submarine equiped with 2 mechanical arms to pick up artifacts from the Titanic. Interviews include Dr. Joseph MacInnis, Ralph White, and Jacques [Mantile].

The film is of Elwy Yost, of TVOntario, interviewing Dr. Joseph MacInnis. The interview is conducted at the Royal Ontario Museum during the Titanic exhibition. Topics covered are the ownership of the Titanic, MacInnes' dive to the Breadalbane in 1980, and MacInnis' relationship with Robert Ballard. MacInnis also discusses his books " The Land That Devours Ships" and "Underwater Man".

Electronic press kit for the movie: Return to the Titanic...live. The news features, designed for the press, cover various aspects of the movie like: how the Titanic was discovered, the technology involved in diving to the titanic, items recovered from the wreckage, accounts of survivors, and how the recent discoveries have changed the story of why the great ship went sunk.