Please Note:
In 2021 the Thomas Wilson Project was changed from an Invasive Species Monitoring Project to a Monitoring and 3D Photogrammetry project. As of now the project will remain a Monitoring and 3D Photogrammetry Project until further notice.
The shipwreck of the Thomas Wilson is starting to collapse and the GLSPS has a need to monitor the activity to help preserve its historical significance which will consist of the following Instructions. The project is totally dependent upon the weather and visibility.
If the weather or visibility goes south on us, we have a contingency plan. We will be attempting to anchor and dive on the Mayflower, which is another 3.5 miles from the Wilson and will also create additional cruising time.
Planned Itinerary:
- Departing Spirit Lake Marina around 7:00 AM – All Participants must have filled out and submitted the Online Liability Release and Waiver Form a minimum of 24 hours before the event. Failure to do so will forfeit your spot on this event.
- Boat briefing before we leave the dock.
- We are going to make our way to the Thomas Wilson shipwreck to determine the viability and if we can dive it.
- Dive Briefing and the plan on how we are performing the Monitoring and 3D Photo Shoot before the first dive.
- The first dive team Suits up and readies themselves for the first dive of the event. Mostly the divers that are shooting video and photos.
- The second team, and with a short briefing from the first team, will report on how the visibility was and what our next step is going forward from that point.
- We will also be collecting data to determine deterioration of the shipwreck
Additional Note:
You are welcome to stay/sleep on the boat. Some folks get a Hotel room for Friday and Saturday night (s).
If you have any further Questions about the project, please get in touch with the project leader.
Please bring warm clothes and appropriate cold water diving equipment. including one main scuba tank. This dive project requires a redundant air source. Please bring a stage/pony size not smaller than 30 Cu Ft and no larger than 40 Cu Ft. Please only bring the minimum equipment and bags. (Soft bags only). If sleeping on-board the RV Preservation, please bring a sleeping bag, pillow, toiletries and towel to take a shower at the Marina if needed.
We hope you enjoy the comradeship this project provides. The GLSPS staff like to share the great times we have with all of you.
Looking forward to see you on this project.
Thank you,
GLSPS Board of Directors
info@glsps.org