Bob Atkins, our resident videographer colorized a copy of the deckplans to get an idea how the ship looked pre sinking. We originally thought the black and gray colors were warpaint schemes until we included the mannequins in the equation giving us a ship not meant to be discovered.

EXPEDITION 2019

Amidst the debris field lay scattered dishes that created a trail leading towards the wreck itself.

A Virtual Tour of the Birkenhead showing the mannequins and even the first layers of gold scattered deep inside the cargo hold

To illuminate the wreck, our engineers developed the Prometheus lighting system. An advanced track lighting vehicle able to provide almost a half mile of illumination.