DIK BARTON'S TITANIC EXPERT CLUB • COMING SOON!
RMS TITANIC INC. Operations Director
‣ First Briton to dive the RMS Titanic.
‣ 22 dives to the wreck site.
‣ Managed RMST Inc. collection of 6,500 artifacts.
‣ Planned and managed research and recovery operations.
‣ Represented RMST Inc. in US courts and global media.
‣ Principal in establishing initial artifact conservation.
‣ Managed and coordinated Titanic The Artifact Exhibition.
‣ Underwater cameraman for BBC, Nat Geo documentaries.
"The Big Piece"
‣ Central role in raising RMS Titanic's "The Big Piece".
‣ Member of the Planning, Execution & Recovery Team.
‣ Massive section of starboard hull weighing 15.5 tons.
‣ Involved in salvage from the North Atlantic Ocean.
‣ Recovered significant artifacts with submersibles & ROVs.
‣ Key role in conservation for museums and exhibitions.
MIR II Submariner
‣ Mir in Russian: Мир meaning 'world, peace'.
‣ 2005 crew on self-propelled, deep-submergence vehicle.
‣ 7.8m long, 3.6m wide, 3.0m high, weighing 18,600kg.
‣ Walls are 5cm thick; inside working area 2.1m.
‣ Maximum operating depth 6,000m (20,000ft).
‣ Capability to reach approximately 98% of ocean floor.
‣ Worked with international team, Dik is fluent in Russian.
Nautile Chief Pilot
‣ From 1994 explored uncharted stern of the RMS Titanic.
‣ Mentored by P.H. Nargeolet, known as “Mr. Titanic”.
‣ 2 1/2 hours to descend, 2 hours to resurface.
‣ 8 hours on the sea bed at 3,810m (12,500ft).
‣ In submersible trapped under the stern by rogue current.
‣ Used robotic arms to dislodge Nautile from the wreck.
‣ Crew had just 16 hours of breathable air remaining.
‣ Re-established radio contact, rescued by support ship.
Commercial Diver
‣ Saturation diver qualified to 500m (1,640 feet).
‣ Lived 28 days in pressurised habitat.
‣ Oil & Gas offshore technical experience with 100+ dives.
‣ Critical life-support management and bell operations.
‣ Deep water rigging lifting and recovery operations.
'Mary Rose' Diver
‣ King Henry VIII’s flagship sank in 1545.
‣ Recovered 1982 in the Solent, near Portsmouth, UK.
‣ Raised after 400 years by archaeologists and divers.
‣ HRH Prince Charles, President of the Trust (1979).
‣ Worked with wreck discoverer Alexander McKee.
‣ Worked with Lead Archaeologist Dr. Margaret Rule.
‣ Lifted in custom cradle and brought to the surface.
‣ Vessel housed in the Mary Rose Museum, Portsmouth, UK.
World Adventurer
‣ Summited 20,640 feet in the Himalayas.
‣ Military and Sport Parachutist, jumped from 25,000 feet.
‣ Sport Tech Diver and expedition leader.
‣ Army Boxer, Super GS Downhill Skier and Ultra Marathon Runner.
Contact
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