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We're pleased to announce the launch of the new and improved UASBC website! Check it out and let us know what you think? Home | Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia

The Globe and Mail recently interviewed the UASBC's Exploration Director, Jacques Marc, about the sinking of the passenger steamer Valencia. The Valencia is British Columbia's version of the Titanic. :D Check it out: Dockyard of the damned: Vancouver Island’s hidden shipwrecks - The...

A quick reminder about the upcoming UASBC AGM which will be held at 7:30pm next Wednesday February 29, at the Vancouver Maritime Museum (1905 Ogden Avenue, Vancouver BC. Everyone is welcome and there is no cost. The guest speaker at the meeting will be Jay Straith, Artificial Reef Expert. The...

The UASBC's annual Shipwrecks Conference is coming up March 31, in Victoria BC. We have some great talks lined up. The theme this year is Arctic Exploration! Here is a little more info: http://www.uasbc.com/Shipwrecks2012.pdf To buy tickets, please visit: Underwater Archaeological Society of...

The UASBC is putting on an Intro to NAS course in Victoria, BC on February 25. There are still a few spots left. Here is a little more information: Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia

We've just added the first two charters of the year to our 2012 exploration schedule! Think about joining us for some wreck diving in February or March: Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia

We have just posted the fall 2011, and spring 2012, UASBC's Underwater Explorers Speaker Series to the website: Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia The Victoria Underwater Explorers Speaker Series was already posted: Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia...

A head up about our next upcoming dives: November 12, 2011 - Gulf Islands Wreck DiveWe will be diving on the wreck of the Del Norte lost on Canoe Islet in 1868 and the wreck of the sailing bark Panther lost in 1874. For those who dont know the Panther was the first wreck the UASBC dove on in...

The latest edition of the Underwater Archaeological Society of BC's newsletter the Foghorn is now available on our website: http://uasbc.com/data/newsletters/2011-09.pdf Enjoy!

For all UASBC members, or those interested, living on Vancouver Island, the UASBC's fall Victoria Exploration Speaker Series has just been added to uasbc.com: Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia

A quick reminder about this weekend?s UASBC trip to dive/search for the wreck of the sailing ship John Rosenfeld which sank off Tumbo Island in 1886! After checking out Tumbo Island Reef we will then do a dive on the barque Zephyr lost off Mayne Island in 1872 or the G.B. Church artificial reef...

The UASBC adopted a new logo today. Let us know what you think: NEW UASBC LOGO

September 17 - 18, 2011 Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) Level 1 A Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) Level 1 course is being offered in Sidney BC (Victoria) at the Greenglade Recreation Center. Participants must have completed NAS Introduction to participate. Lectures include: search &...

September 3, 2011 The UASBC will be heading out to continue our search for the sailing ship John Rosenfeld which sank off Tumbo Island in 1886. The UASBC visited this site in August 2009 and found several small pieces of wreckage scattered around the reef. We want to see if we can find more...

Kootenay Wreck Audits September 9 - 11, 2011 It is planned to visit and assess the condition of several wrecks in the Nelson and Castlegar areas. Near the Nelson bridge in the Kootenay River lay the wooden 26m long steam tug Ymir and a CPR railway transfer barge. At Castlegar, the steam tug...

In June of this year the UASBC embarked on the first of a series of planned expeditions to the northwest coast of Vancouver Island, to search for and inventory the areas shipwrecks. The northwest coast of Vancouver Island is new water for the UASBC, and the first expedition was an overwhelming...

Search for the S.S. City of Ainsworth July 8-11, 2011 The expedition is planned for July 8 to 11. The trip objectives will be to relocate and film the paddlewheeler, map the location of shallow water artifacts and dive other nearby sites (i.e. Proctor rail cars) as time permits. The cost...

By way of introduction, I am the Communications Director for the Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia, Canada. For those who are not familiar with the UASBC, we are one of British Columbia's largest diving and heritage organizations. We are a non-profit group, who have worked...

Welcome to the new Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia (UASBC) sub-forum! We are very pleased to be joining the SB community. We will use this sub-forum to post upcoming dive trips, projects and events, as well as trip reports, photos and video. We also hope that it can be...