Scuba diving the historic shipwreck the Rober Kerr.wmv

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Submitted by divetime   
Date: 2011-04-05
YouTube Username: 49thdiver
Video ID: 3315

This video shot the week before the 100th anniversary of the loss of the Robert Kerr. The Robert Kerr famous for providing refuge to the citizens of Vancouver BC Canada in 1after the fire of 1886. The Robert Kerr Built in Quebec in 1866 was lost north of Thetis Island March 4th 1911, while under tow with a load of coal destined for Vancouver and the awaiting vessel the Empress of China. Today she sits in 10-20 meters of water a memory of the historic days of coal and shipping on Vancouver Island. The Underwater archeology society of British Columbia, care for our underwater maritime history, though education and awareness.

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