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New article about Military Shipwrecks: How High Tech Explorers Find Mysteries Beneath the Waves

9/11/2020

For those who are not on Facebook or who may not have seen this, I have a wonderful article to share from MOAA (Military Officer's Association of America) on military shipwrecks. Our friend and shipwreck hunter Paul Mayer posted the link this morning: Military Shipwrecks

Click the blue link above to access the article. Featured prominently is the work of the RV Petrel, the ship that found STRONG. The article is in 2 parts and our ship is mentioned in the second part. Also one very important detail, the author of the article misspelled Paul's last name. His name is Paul Mayer - not "Meyer". Anyway, there's a lot of great information in there. David Mearns of Blue Water Recoveries, LTD was also involved in the discovery of the IJN Musashi and other wrecks, but is not mentioned in the article.

Enjoy the read and I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. Sorely missing the reunion crowd this year and hope next year we can return to status quo!

Tammi

Kindred spirits unite......

9/6/2020

I have made friends of a sort with many people who have a mission similar to mine - telling the story of their father, grandfather, uncle, aunt, mother - a person in their life who served in WW2. Many of these friends have books on the market, including people like Julia Gimbel, Clay Bonneyman Evans and John Darnton. You will see links to their books on the Navy Links and Research page. I've also seen articles on line, taped news stories on Facebook and this shows me there are so many more kindred spirits out there. If you are one of these people, I'd like to "meet" you and hear your story, perhaps post it on my website. Please contact me via my site email at: projectstrongdd467@twc.com.

-Tammi

News on The Castaway's War movie........

9/2/2020

It's come to my attention after chatting with Steve Harding that our movie for The Castaway's War will be a little longer in the making. See his comment in the quote below:

"Owing to ongoing financial difficulties, Gold Circle Films has opted not to continue developing the motion picture version of The Castaway's War. Though this is disappointing, other companies and individuals have expressed interest in making the film, and we'll keep you posted on developments."

So, on the surface this looks truly disappointing. It should have sent me into crocodile tears and a complete sense of apoplexy. But you know what? It had the opposite effect. As I told Steve, my instincts over the years have been pretty damn spot on. And what I felt from hearing this news wasn't sadness or regret - but hope and relief. Two production companies have failed to deliver, third times the charm, right? I feel in my gut that this will work out. If not, then I told Steve in a couple of years he could slap me upside the head with a dead fish (Monty Python reference) and say, "You were wrong!" I really don't want to have that happen, so we'll see. COVID aside, this will work out. I refuse to believe otherwise.

So Steve, we aren't giving up! We've come too far. The story is too good and we're not done telling the story of the men of STRONG.

So, just keeping everyone in the loop. Keep your fingers crossed!

Tammi

New article about Military Shipwrecks: How High Tech Explorers Find Mysteries Beneath the Waves

Kindred spirits unite......

News on The Castaway's War movie........

Tammi Johnson

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