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| History | Evidence of Success |
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SeaWord
Foundation was founded in 1999 by a group of maritime industry professionals
committed to providing the public with access to educational and scientific
discovery opportunities available in the world’s oceans and seas.
Through partnering with existing at-sea expeditions and leveraging
available resources, SeaWord has sponsored several educational and
scientific discovery projects. In 2003, the Board of Directors hired
a management team to help create, implement and support larger programs
for the Foundation to continue this important mission. |
For
over 16 years, Nauticos has been a proven leader in deep ocean exploration
and discovery. Building on the successes of
the past, Nauticos and SeaWord Foundation will build partnerships
in the maritime industry to continue to provide access to educational
and scientific discovery opportunities. When Nauticos identified a
200 B.C. vessel buried deep in the Mediterranean ocean (Ancient Wreck)
in 1999, they found evidence that challenged long held assumptions
that ancient sailors lacked the navigational skills to sail long distances
across open waters. The need for an organization like SeaWord Foundation
to help promote and support these types of opportunities became apparent. In addition, in March 2002, Nauticos made the founding donation to build a replica of the 2300 year old ancient ship, the Kyrenia. The new Kyrenia replica is intended to serve as an ambassador to the world. It will sail into Greece for the 2004 Olympics with the Nauticos and SeaWord logos on its sail. The hope is that the ship will generate enough interest and support to fund a return to a similar historic shipwreck, the Ancient Wreck, and begin another ancient voyage of discovery. |
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