Press Release
‘Pirate Island’ Premieres Nov. 20 on H2 Channel
Provincetown, Massachusetts, USA – November 15, 2011 – ‘Pirate Island’, an exciting documentary about world-renowned underwater explorer Barry Clifford’s expedition to uncover sunken pirate ships and treasure off the coast of Madagascar, premieres this Sunday, November 20, 2011, at 9:00pm Eastern time on the H2 (formerly History International) Channel.
The fascinating two-hour film features underwater footage of Clifford’s highly-skilled team of divers and archaeologists as they research and retrieve treasure and artifacts,from 17th and 18th century sunken pirate vessels, as well as their exploration of the secrets of a mysterious tunnel system.
“Expedition Whydah” by Barry Clifford
By far the most popular of our project publications, Barry Clifford tells the story of the Whydah, the only pirate shipwreck ever discovered.
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National Geographic Speakers Bureau
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About Barry Clifford
One of the world’s best-known undersea explorers, Barry Clifford has been involved in archaeological investigations beneath the waves for virtually his entire adult life. In 1984, after several years of research and exploration, Clifford discovered the only verified pirate shipwreck ever found.
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Our dive team chooses Mares dive equipment for all of our underwater explorations.
Panasonic Toughbook
We work under harsh conditions where equipment is subject to breakage–but not our Toughbooks!
Olympus Cameras
We use Olympus cameras and imaging systems to capture pictures of the world’s only pirate shipwrecks.
Yamaha
