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| SeaRex, Inc. Sinclair Educational Archaeological Research Expeditions, Inc. |
| Welcome to the website of SeaRex Inc. a Cultural Resource Managment consulting firm specializing in historic period shipwreck sites. James J. Sinclair, the principal investigator for SeaRex, Inc. is an underwater archaeologist and conservator who has worked on both shallow and deep-water shipwreck projects world-wide. Sinclair is also a renowned speaker and has given motivational and educational presentations to corporate and lay audiences around the United States and abroad. Sinclair's talks have a reputation for being fascinating and thrilling, replete with stories of his adventures in the discovery and recovery of treasures of lost Spanish galleons and his explorations as the first archaeologist to work on the famous deep-water shipwreck the Titanic. This site is a showcase of past, present and future projects of SeaRex, Inc. and James Sinclair. Reports and essays will also occasionally appear. Please check our links to other important Shipwreck and Maritime sites. |
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| Recent Projects |
| Atlantic Target Project |
| In early July of 2001, SeaRex Inc's. James Sinclair became one of the deepest diving archaeologists in the world, investigating the remains of a wreck now believed to be an English merchantman circa 1810. Resting in over 16,000 ft. it represents one of the deepest historic wrecks yet explored and investigated archaeologically. |
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| Sonar image taken from Mir II submersible of 1810 wreck, 16000ft. |
| Jim Sinclair Entering Mir II on dive to wrecksite, 16000 ft. |
| The Atlantic Target was found during the search for Gus Grissom's space capsule. Curt Newport of Liberty Bell 7 fame held this imagery for three years looking for someone to help investigate this tantalizing anomalie. In year 2000 Mike McDowell's Deep Ocean Expeditions, best know for arranging dives to the site of the Titanic for paying explorers (James Cameron to name one!) decided to have a look. Using the twin MIR deep-diving manned submersibles from, and with the assistance of, Dr. Anatoly Sagalvetch of the Russian Academy of Science, a small expedition was mounted. A cross section of wonderful materials were recovered including a gold snuff box and 1500 silver coins. Research is ongoing but it is believed that this was a small English merchantman of 1810 possibly involved in the slave trade. |
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| Gold snuff box manufactured in Paris, France |
| Fragment of Newspaper wrapping gold coins in snuff box and detailing individual slaves for sale. |
| Thirteen gold coins found wrapped in paper inside snuff box. |
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