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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent day of #ProtectedWreck diving today with #WessexArchaeology and #MaritimeArchaeologyTrust

View of the Solent looking towards the Needles, under an overcast sky

Dive charter boat Wight Spirit leaving the pontoon

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Coasts in Mind @coastsinmind.bsky.social · 11d

We’re incredibly excited, our mapping platform is GO! It gathers evidence of coastal change by recording locals’ memories, postcards & holiday snaps – things which aren’t usually part of official climate change conversations.
Join us to explore the impact of climate change cim.mola.org.uk/map #NLHF

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Lars S. Sørensen @handansken.bsky.social · 11d

A cool way to illustrate #Viking ships? Paint them on a pane of glass and set it up by the sea.

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Lloyd's Register Foundation Heritage Centre @lrfheritage.bsky.social · 26d

The Heritage Centre has launched a Heritage Open Call to fund ambitious, high-impact projects that support our heritage key themes and the Foundation’s strategy. 📣

Deadline for Expressions of Interest: 24 November 2025

More information on how to apply 🔗 hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/get-involved...

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David Pendleton @davidpendleton.bsky.social · 24d

With the anniversary of one of Filey Bay's worst tragedies approaching, we revisit the night a Hull trawler was battered beneath the towering cliffs of Flamborough Head. #MaritimeHistory #Hull #Fishing

Battered Beneath Speeton Cliffs, the loss of the Trawler Skegness

Eleven Hull men lost during a fierce gale in Filey Bay

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Peter McKeague @peter-mckeague.bsky.social · Aug 20

Historic Environment Scotland have just published published Conserving our Underwater Heritage. Non statutory guidance note. www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and...

Conserving our Underwater Heritage | Historic Environment Scotland

This guidance is about conserving underwater heritage around the coasts of Scotland and in freshwater environments such as lochs and rivers.

www.historicenvironment.scot

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Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social · Aug 18

Jobs klaxon! Closing 7th September - Technical Manager and Marine Data Analyst posts for our MDE Heritage Accelerator project, funded by The Crown Estate OWEC Programme. historicengland.org.uk/advice/plann...

Accelerating Clean Energy Offshore | Historic England

historicengland.org.uk

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Peter McKeague @peter-mckeague.bsky.social · Aug 11

German High Seas Fleet scuttles at Scapa FLow, Orkney 1919 and Swedish East Indian Company Queen of Sweden lost off Shetland 1745 both to become Historic Marine Protected Areas www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Special legal protection announced for Orkney shipwreck sites

The 52-strong German High Seas fleet was deliberately sunk by its crews in 1919 when its commander thought peace talks had failed.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Aug 7

Crumbling shells, melting ice – and a wildlife boom: what recreating Scott’s Antarctic trip reveals about our seas today www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Crumbling shells, melting ice – and a wildlife boom: what recreating Scott’s Antarctic trip reveals about our seas today

A new polar expedition compared samples with those collected more than a century ago by by Scott, along with voyages led by Shackleton and Borchgrevink

www.theguardian.com

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BAR Publishing @barpublishing.bsky.social · Aug 7

📣Call for submissions!📣

Our BAR specialist sub-series Cultural Studies in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology is open for submissions! 🏺🌊

Interested in publishing your research on maritime or underwater archaeology? Read more about the sub-series here, or contact [email protected]!

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Dan Pascoe @danpascoe79.bsky.social · Aug 5

The YouTube version of the latest History Hit doc on the Northumberland has just been released. A great balance of the history and archaeology of the ship and the need to do much more while it is exposed on the Goodwin Sands. #NavalHistory #Archaeology youtu.be/UsWFfv6-jiM?...

Diving For English Warship Sunk in 1703 Storm

YouTube video by History Hit

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Dan Herbert @danherb10.bsky.social · Aug 1

The Langdon Bay Wreck.
The remains of a Middle Bronze Age vessel and cargo were identified in Langdon Bay, Kent, in 1974.
The wreck consist ed of Middle Bronze Age artefacts, including tools & weapons made in France. These items have been dated to 1100 BCE. Over 350 artefacts have been recovered.

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Aug 1

Sign up now for 'Offshore development: shaping the legacy for marine archaeology'.

CIfA Marine Archaeology SIG online day conference, Thursday 27 November 2025.

www.archaeologists.net/civicrm/even...

#Archaeology #MaritimeArchaeology #MaritimeHistory

Photograph of a flat calm sea, with the turbines of an offshore wind farm on the horizon, underneath a blue but cloudy sky

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Aug 1

English warship sunk in 1703 gives up its secrets three centuries on. Great piece in the Guardian about the Historic England funded survey of the Northumberland #ProtectedWreck with @msdsmarine.bsky.social & @danpascoe79.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

English warship sunk in 1703 storm gives up its secrets three centuries on

Archaeologists in race to study HMS Northumberland as shifting sands expose part of well-preserved wreck

www.theguardian.com

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Jul 23

Excellent news! Big congratulations to the SWMAG team for winning Community Archaeology Project of the Year for their ongoing investigation of the Salcombe #ProtectedWreck sites #MaritimeArchaeology #MaritimeHistory

Council for British Archaeology @archaeologyuk.bsky.social · Jul 22

Last but not least... 🏆

Congratulations to South West Maritime Archaeology Group, Community Archaeology Project of the Year

For 30 years, SWMAG has been diving into the past, investigating wrecks, training volunteers, supporting wellbeing, & more. 👉 shorturl.at/FJEQu

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Jul 17

The London Shipwreck: After Hours - Tonight at Southend Museum. Uncover the secrets salvaged from Southend's most mysterious wreck in 'The London Shipwreck: Her Final Voyage', with curator Jools McCusker Maxwell. www.southendmuseums.co.uk/event-detail... #MaritimeArchaeology #NavalHistory

The London Shipwreck: After Hours | Southend Museums

Discover the amazing artefacts salvaged from the London shipwreck in our newest exhibition, after hours at Southend Central Museum.

www.southendmuseums.co.uk

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MSDS Marine & MSDS Heritage @msdsmarine.bsky.social · Jul 8

Historic England have just released updated guidance for marine geophysical surveys. This second edition helps protect and document England’s incredible underwater heritage — shipwrecks, submerged landscapes, and more.

Learn more: historicengland.org.uk/images-books...

#maritimeheritage

Marine Geophysics: Data Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation | Historic England

Techniques for conducting geophysical survey and processing and interpretation techniques that can reveal information about the marine environment.

historicengland.org.uk

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Jul 1

Great work from Devon & Cornwall Police investigating damage to the Coronation #ProtectedWreck www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ASBAwarenessWeek #MakingCommunitiesSafer
#HeritageCrime #HeritageWatch #MaritimeHistory #MaritimeArchaeology

Diver exploring the dive trail on the protected wreck. A yellow buoy marked with the number 4 floats about a metre off the seabed to mark the location on the trail

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Jun 26

Sign up now for this free webinar on heritage crime and maritime heritage. Monday 30 June 12-2pm. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/heritage-c... #MaritimeHistory #MaritimeArchaeology

Photograph of fire damaged buildings and a burnt boat partially sunk in the water, at Underfall Yard, Bristol.

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Jun 3

It was great to attend the opening of the new exhibition 'The London Shipwreck - Her Final Voyage' at Southend Museum. It’s so good to see the efforts of licensee divers, archaeologists, conservators and specialists showcased. #MaritimeHistory #Archaeology
www.southendmuseums.co.uk/exhibitions/...

A banner at the entrance to the exhibition

Historic England conservator Angela Middleton speaking in front of the timber gun carriage.

Licensee Steve Ellis discussing the timber gun carriage

Artefacts in a glass display case, with descriptive labels

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MSDS Marine & MSDS Heritage @msdsmarine.bsky.social · May 21

📢📢 Paid training placements!!

We are offering two 15-day internships to give those studying in relevant disciplines the opportunity to experience working in the heritage sector as part of a paid internship.

Find out more here: msdsmarine.com/paid-interns...

#archaeology #maritimeheritage

Paid Internship Opportunity 2025

Position: Marine Protection Intern Location: Holbrook, Derbyshire Bursary: £1,200.00 + accommodation and subsistence whilst on fieldwork Contract Type: 15 day paid internship Closing Date: 05/06/2025 ...

msdsmarine.com

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Apr 2

The wreck was identified by maritime archaeologists from @buarchanth.bsky.social, and Sheilah and Martin Openshaw, as the mooring lighter Yard Craft No. 8 lost in September 1903.
www.bournemouth.ac.uk/news/2024-10...

Stern of the wreck showing copper plating and anchor. Image Bournemouth University

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Apr 2

The wreck of an Admiralty mooring lighter, known as the ‘Pin Wreck’, located off St Albans Head, has been added to the National Heritage List for England
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-...
#MaritimeArchaeology #MaritimeHistory

Copper pins in situ on the wreck. Image Bournemouth University

Capstan on the stern of the wreck. Image Bournemouth University

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Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Apr 2

Come and work with us. We are recruiting a National Listing Adviser to join the National Listing & Marine Team at Historic England. You will provide specialist designation advice and lead on the delivery of national projects app.beapplied.com/apply/ncqucg... #Heritage #Archaeology

National Listing Adviser

SummaryWe are the public body that looks after England’s historic environment. We champion historic places, helping people understand, value and care for them.Historic England have a fantastic opportu...

app.beapplied.com

Hefin Meara @hefinmeara.bsky.social · Feb 28

Just finished reading it. Really enjoyed it. Fascinating story.

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