Update: July 13th, 2026 *
I am presently employing a GIS programmer to write the new online program and the transfer of this research to a cloud-based system.
The last decade, after relocating to the west coast, followed by an almost 6-year wait for a double lung transplant (non-smoker). My recuperation has allowed me much time to continue reviewing newly found sources of shipwreck information.
The future of Northern Maritime Research is a secure cloud-based database with the capability of creating interactive maps based on requested records (having spent the last 15 years adding latitude-longitude coordinates to as many records as possible). This will be a subscription-based service with donstions going to an educational institution offering programs in Marine History and Marine Archaeology etc. The selected institution (suggestions being considered) will then disperse the funds for field research projects.
* As for now, I intend to continue updating the database as long as I am able. Since 2023, I have been reviewing Lloyd's Register of Casualty Returns from 1890 to 1976. So far I have reviewed all years but 13 of 86 years (pending years 1918, 1919, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1942). I hope to complete reviewing this data by 2027. After that I plan to begin reviewing the "Boston News-Letter" from 1704 to 1776 (on micro print cards).
If you have any suggestions for the future of Northern Maritime Research, please email me at info@NorthernMaritimeResearch.com
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