The Canadian coast of Nova Scotia has over 15,000 shipwrecks to explore and while most are lost to time, a new project is aiming to preserve this maritime heritage digitally for future generations.
The goal of this project, started by Nova Scotian diver Michael Schwinghamer, is to show people the abundant shipwrecks in the waters off the province.
Schwinghamer is the current president of the Nova Scotia Underwater Council and the former president of the Shearwater Scuba Club.
According to the project’s website, Schwinghamer’s passion is mapping shipwrecks with photogrammetry:
“He started in 2018 mapping Halifax Harbour wrecks with an Olympus TG5, and has since moved up to a full frame camera for his adventures. Currently he has mapped over a dozen wrecks in the Halifax Harbour. There are still hundreds to go and the wrecks change with age. They deteriorate, get moved and broken by storms, or fouled with with fishing gear.”
For more info, go to nsshipwrecks.ca.
