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August 30, 2004
The Sea Hunters Prepare to Depart for Juno Beach
Tonight the Sea Hunters leave on their final expedition of the season. The team will be head to Juno Beach, France, to dive the remains of the invasion of D-Day. We at Shipwreck Central will keep you up to date on their progress so be sure to check back.
Target Juno Beach
Under the cover of darkness, the Allied armada sailed into position. On the morning of June 6th, 1944 dawn would reveal to the Germans the force that would take back occupied France. It was to be the greatest seaborne invasion in history. The Americans were assigned two beaches, Utah and Omaha; the British had beaches Gold and Sword. There would be one left for the Canadians, Juno. Their task would not be an easy one but with the eyes of the world upon them the Canadian Troops would triumph on Juno Beach that day changing the course of the war, an accomplishment that would be honoured on that beach and at home to this day.
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August 17, 2004
The Sea Hunters Saturday Night
Death on Christmas Eve: The discovery of the U-boats aired last Saturday. Watching that episode again made me wonder; what other stories are out there beneath the sea waiting to be told?
The Sea Hunters are preparing to leave in a few weeks to film the last show of the next season. So, keep an eye out on the blog for updates as they arrange to leave for the waters of the coast of France.
Also check out the episode this Saturday on History Television: Marie Celeste, Ghost Ship: An unmanned ship, seen off the Azores, later wrecks off Haiti.
Victoria
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August 09, 2004
A Great Reason to Stay in Saturday Night
This Saturday, August 14, 2004, on History Television Canada you can watch a great episode of The Sea Hunters (check your local listings for times).
Death on Christmas Eve: The discovery of the U-boats - the American troop ship Leopoldville off the coast of France and the Clayoquot four miles off the shores of North America - that sank on December 24, 1944.
To view some awesome clips from this episode search the Leopoldville on our interactive map.
Victoria
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What's Happening on Monday, August 9, 2004?
Shipwreck Central has been up and running for more than 2 weeks and we have been growing constantly. In the past 3 days 18 new wrecks have been added and over the weekend more than 60 new video clips have made their way on board.
Here at command central progress is being made and the research continues. I am spending the next few days uploading some newly received images and adding all of the Shipwrecks you have been submitting online.
Some new wrecks submitted by viewers, which are now on the map, include the Llandovery Castle and the Edmund Fitzgerald (Thanks Bev & Graeme). Keep sending us your wreck info and we will keep putting them on the map.
Thanks
Victoria
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