URA Calendar
URA posts scheduled presentations (location, & contact info) & other major shipwreck events on this calendar . Also posted are a few of the major internal achievements completed throughout the year (after completion) such that web viewers can gain some sense of the year around efforts of URA. Click on an event to get additional details.
URA Presentations
Each year URA presents to various public groups the results of the teams achievements. These talks range from large audiences at other major events down to small groups at dive shops and other organizations. To date Dave Trotter has been the singular focal point and presenter for URA. Although, recently other URA team members are also making some presentations to smaller groups when Dave is unavailable. The video are stunning with many underwater shots of both the shipwreck and the URA divers.
The talks are NOT just a canned video. The video is augmented by live comment & narration. And, the talks are not just all “technical” diving! All of the shipwrecks URA has discovered are rich in both the history of the vessel … from birth to her sinking … and the human history of the men and women who piloted these vessels and sailed as passengers. Many perished, some survived. All have a story to be told!!! URA tries to set the presentation to the level of interest and background of the majority and interest of attendees.
Organizations that wish to discuss a possible presentation by Dave (or one of the URA members) should use the contact form on this website to initiate a dialog. Costs very due to time and distance, but are generally quite modest and designed to defer costs! Be sure to include all of the details such as proposed time frame, audience, time constraints, and any specific interests you may have seen on this website.
The talks are NOT just a canned video. The video is augmented by live comment & narration. And, the talks are not just all “technical” diving! All of the shipwrecks URA has discovered are rich in both the history of the vessel … from birth to her sinking … and the human history of the men and women who piloted these vessels and sailed as passengers. Many perished, some survived. All have a story to be told!!! URA tries to set the presentation to the level of interest and background of the majority and interest of attendees.
Organizations that wish to discuss a possible presentation by Dave (or one of the URA members) should use the contact form on this website to initiate a dialog. Costs very due to time and distance, but are generally quite modest and designed to defer costs! Be sure to include all of the details such as proposed time frame, audience, time constraints, and any specific interests you may have seen on this website.
URA DVD & Presentation Previews
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Click the play button on the image or follow follow the link below to view a short video on Utube of the shipwreck steamer New York & her miraculous rescue by the Mataafa and the "whaleback" Alexander Holley Taking New York By Storm |
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Click the play button on the image or follow follow the link below to view a short video on Utube of the initial finding and dives on the steamer E.B. Hale … and an unknown schooner lost for many years. Finally, finding the schooner Francis Berriman. Titbits from three virgin shipwrecks & stunning video. Vanishing Points |
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Click the play button on the image or follow the link below to view a short video on Utube of the Keystone State … lost for 150 years before being rediscovered by URA!
Arise America, Lake Huron Discovery |
Dave Trotter
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David Trotter has been involved in Great Lakes shipwrecks...searching, diving, exploring and documenting new discoveries for 40+ years. The solving of "history's mysteries" has made significant contributions to the history of our Great Lakes and provided exploration opportunities for sport and technical divers to enjoy.
Dave's discoveries have been featured on the Discovery Channel, PBS, NBC and in the New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Lakeland Boating, "DIVER", "Wreck Diving" and "Immersed" magazines. His articles on Great Lakes Shipwrecks have been published in historical journals and national scuba diving publications. He has searched and discovered shipwrecks in all of the Great Lakes (except Lake Ontario).
In a unique odyssey, the years of dedicated effort to discover and explore has resulted in surveying approximately 2500-3000+ square miles of Lake Huron. This has been a one of-a-kind adventure with over 100 new sites, including airplanes, the steamer Daniel J. Morrell, the Hydrus (Great Storm of 1913) and the steamer Goliath. The Goliath was designed by John Ericsson in 1846, fifteen years before he designed the ironclad Monitor of Civil War fame.
David believes the Great Lakes are "Our Treasure" to be enjoyed by all who love our "Inland Seas" and our Marine history. It is the Shipwreck Hunter discovering and the Diver exploring a shipwreck (in 20' or 300' of water) that has given us that unique experience of travelling back in time.
Our World-Underwater honored David’s contribution to diving and Great Lakes Maritime Heritage with the special OWU Achievement Award. In 2016, the Association of Great Lakes Maritime History (AGLMH) honored David with prestigious “C. Patrick Labadie Award For Historic Preservation. Great Lakes Adventures, David’s lecture series, has entertained thousands of people who enjoy discovery and exploration of long missing ships…going where no one has gone before.
Share the adventure by contacting David Trotter at [email protected] for additional program information. Or better yet use this website's "contact form".
Dave's discoveries have been featured on the Discovery Channel, PBS, NBC and in the New York Times, Detroit Free Press, Lakeland Boating, "DIVER", "Wreck Diving" and "Immersed" magazines. His articles on Great Lakes Shipwrecks have been published in historical journals and national scuba diving publications. He has searched and discovered shipwrecks in all of the Great Lakes (except Lake Ontario).
In a unique odyssey, the years of dedicated effort to discover and explore has resulted in surveying approximately 2500-3000+ square miles of Lake Huron. This has been a one of-a-kind adventure with over 100 new sites, including airplanes, the steamer Daniel J. Morrell, the Hydrus (Great Storm of 1913) and the steamer Goliath. The Goliath was designed by John Ericsson in 1846, fifteen years before he designed the ironclad Monitor of Civil War fame.
David believes the Great Lakes are "Our Treasure" to be enjoyed by all who love our "Inland Seas" and our Marine history. It is the Shipwreck Hunter discovering and the Diver exploring a shipwreck (in 20' or 300' of water) that has given us that unique experience of travelling back in time.
Our World-Underwater honored David’s contribution to diving and Great Lakes Maritime Heritage with the special OWU Achievement Award. In 2016, the Association of Great Lakes Maritime History (AGLMH) honored David with prestigious “C. Patrick Labadie Award For Historic Preservation. Great Lakes Adventures, David’s lecture series, has entertained thousands of people who enjoy discovery and exploration of long missing ships…going where no one has gone before.
Share the adventure by contacting David Trotter at [email protected] for additional program information. Or better yet use this website's "contact form".
Presentation to Underwater Antics - Jan 31st 2020
The following PowerPoint slides were presented at Underwater Antics dive shop in Midland Michigan on Jan 31st 2020. The links to two of the presentations follow:
URA - Hunting Century Old Lost Gray Ghosts -Underwater Antics- Dec 2019
URA - Hunting Century Old Lost Gray Ghosts -Underwater Antics- Dec 2019
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