HN THETIS has just arrived in Antikythera, with Exosuit on board, plus the balance of the Navy Seal (O.Y.K) team. It will operate as a support vessel for Exosuit to dive the Antikythera shipwreck.

We’re lucky to have the Hellenic Navy is a primary partner.

Last night there was a sponsor event in Kythera, to provide project partners and civic leaders insight into work undertaken this season.

Speakers included Dr. George Kakavas (National Archaeological Museum, Greece), Efstratios Charchalakis (Mayor of Kythera & Antikythera), Lorenzo Amberg (Swiss Ambassador in Athens), Mr. Panos Laskaridis (Aikaterini Laskaridi Foundation), Polly Katsouli (OTE and COSMOTE), Mr. Mathias Buttet (R&D Director of Hublot), Professor Theodosis Tassios (National Technical University of Athens), Dr. Brendan Foley (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/ARGO), Dr. Theotokis Theodoulou (Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities), Alexander Sotiriou (ARGO).

Dr. George Kakavas, National Archaeological Museum, Greece

Mr. Panos Laskaridis, Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation

Mathias Buttet, R&D Director at Hublot

Dr. Brendan Foley, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution/ARGO

Dr. Theotokis Theodoulou, Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities

Jo Marchant, (Author/Journalist) & Phil Short (Expedition Diver/Technical Diving Instructor).

The above video shows highlights of a test dive of the Exosuit in Vatica Bay, before heading to Antikythera.

We’re hoping for good weather, to enable the Exosuit to arrive in Antikythera on Monday.

Mr Panos Laskaridis of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation was the diver in the Exosuit for the trial.

Here’s an edited video, providing detailed insight into how Sirius, the underwater robot, aka. Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics was used in September 2014 to produce very high resolution 3D digital maps of the Antikythera shipwreck.

This will provide a blueprint upon where all future finds and work will be plotted.

Enjoy!

There was a private sponsor event in Kythera on Friday, October 3rd.

Presentations from this event were streamed live and an archived version will be available soon.

The live stream was brought to you by OTE and COSMOTE via their advanced telecommunications network.

The diving team really came through today, even though working in difficult sea conditions. Alexander Sotiriou & Phil Short were joined by Evan Kovacs taking 4K video and Brett Seymour shooting still photographs.

Brett Seymour & Evan Kovaks preparing to dive

Archaeologists Dr. Theotokis Theodoulou & Dr. Brendan Foley discussing strategy.

Hellenic Navy seals (O.Y.K) are now an important part of the team.

A navy helicopter is on standby, in case of emergency. Here Manolis reviews procedures and calls to confirm that we will be diving.

Exosuit is in Kythera, ready for good weather to travel to Antikythera, the final leg of its journey.

The Hellenic Navy is helping a lot, with navy seals (O.Y.K) already working alongside divers, videographers, photographers and archaeologists. The project now has two diving vessels in the region, a rigid inflatable (RIB) chase boat from the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, GLAROS is due back soon, plus HN THETIS from the navy. Pretty much a dream team.