Lew “SeaJay” Bayne Your Divers Direct descendant of Dataw's original farmers. First boat salvage at the age of 13. Scuba diving since Owner of Deep South Divers, the best for underwater maintenance, search and recovery and salvage diving. Holds 14 major dive certifications. Former rescue diver for the Marine Rescue Squadrons of America. Hundreds of logged dives in the Morgan River. Lead diver for Project ASSURE, an organization created for the recovery of a WMD. Featured on the Discovery Science Channel. Featured in the July 2007 issue of BOATING magazine. Licensed by the State of SC for artifact recovery. Graduate of Valley Forge Military Academy. Bachelor's degree and Associate's degree from the University of South Carolina. Studied at Duke University's Hyperbaric Facility for the U.S. Navy. Historical expert on major historically significant local shipwrecks. Performed dives and conservation on the H.L. Hunley, a federally classified Historically Significant Submerged Resource. Prior experience with recovery of entire ships, barges, heavy equipment and artifacts.

Kym Harrington Thirteen years of service in the United States Marine Corps, promoted to Gunnery Sergeant. Participated in Operation Team Work above the Arctic Circle in Norway, cold weather trained. Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal. Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal 3rd Award. Military Service Person of the Year, Beaufort Rotary Club. Commandant's Career Planner of the Year. Naval Occupational Safety & Health, Ground Safety Collateral/OSHA Regulation. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Emergency Response to Hazmat Incidents, 40 Hour Hazardous Materials/Hazardous Waste Operator, Confined Space Entry Training. Department of the Army, Office of the Inspector General, Inspector General Course. United States Marine Corps Fundamentals of Total Quality Leadership. Professional training of project management in embark and logistics. Certified Advanced Open Water Dive Specialist for over 14 years. Local business owner with over 25 employees. Owner of Deep South Divers, performing underwater maintenance, search and recovery, and salvage diving. Prior experience with recovery of boats, barges and heavy equipment. Logged over 500 dives. Mother of 17 yr old, 16 yr old, and 10 yr old twins, all girls. Your Divers

The Plan Our objective is to complete a series of underwater search and discovery dives using the scientific method, complete with photographic evidence of findings. Locations of submerged anomalies relative to an exposed tabby structure on the shoreline near the site known as "the chimney," will be noted for future gridding.

Deep South Divers will take a boat to the probable submerged Sams building site and anchor over the site. Weather permitting, dives will take place over a period of three days, and are expected to be completed within two weeks. The dives will include two divers at two hours of bottom time (actual time underwater) per day for a total of 12 hours.

We will scan the bottom of the river as much as six inches into the substrate in order to find possible submerged artifacts. When an artifact is found, it will be observed without disturbing the location and setting of the artifact.

Using an underwater digital camera, the item will be photographed and recorded. In addition, location of boat, anchor point, and search area will be adjusted to maximize the possibility of discovery.

Our findings will be recorded, categorized, and identified if possible. We will also note the approximate location and water depth.

Once all dives are complete we will have a thorough understanding of what exists at the site, as well as the best locations and borders for future discovery/recovery dives. We will create a complete report of our findings for all interested parties belonging to or associated with the Dataw Historic Foundation.

After our debrief, all associated materials, including peripherals, photographs, notes and reports will be turned over to the Dataw Historic Foundation and will be thus considered the property of the Dataw Historic Foundation.

We Need Your Help!  Pictures  Diary of events  Paintings of area  Old stories of days past  Official paperwork, i.e. deeds, titles  Newspaper articles, clippings  Maps and charts

Deep South Divers 16 Walnut Hill Street Beaufort, SC (843)