LIDA SEMINAR- July 24, 8:00 PM NUMC-RMS Republic

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LIDA Seminar is announced over the weekend. Please see below.

Hope to see you all there!
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On Tuesday evening July 24, 2007 LIDA will present an outstanding seminar on the Wreck of the RMS REPUBLIC, Free to LIDA members, $5.00 Fee to all others.

Details to follow, but briefly in the the summer of 1986, 37 men sailed to the last known location of the RMS REPUBLIC which had sunk in 1909 following a collision with the vessel SS "FLORIDA", about sixty miles south of the Nantucket Light. It involved Helium/Oxygen saturation and 12 to 16 hours per day diving on the wreck, in addition to use of submarines and robot vehicles to probe the wreck and document thousands of rare artifacts including a working Edison light bulb. The REPUBLIC was the first ship to utilize the Marconi radio in an emergency and the first ship to be electrified with Edison lights. The history of the wreck will be presented by REPUBLIC diver GLEN BUTLER, CEO of Life Support Technologies, Boston Sea Rover, and BTS "Diver of the Year" among other many otheraccomplishments

The Seminar will have limited seating at the Nassau University Medical Center Amphitheatre. Reserve your seat NOW by e-mail to

steveburke@optonline.net

We will present this seminar on a Tuesday night to avoid interference with anyone's weekend dive plans.

See you there. More details to follow, but you can begin reserving your spots now.

Steve Burke
President, LIDA