MARIE  SHIPWRECK  EVENT - June 7-21, 1960

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MEN of the MARIE

 

MARIE REMEMBERED: Seven Men Lost at Sea Expanding the Frontiers of Infrared

(20min documentary)

Watch the film and honor the men lost at sea serving America's national security interests, June 7, 1960.

 

Seven men set out at sunrise, 7 a.m., on Tues, June 7, 1960 aboard the converted landing craft Marie from Santa Barbara Harbor. Their destination? The waters off Santa Cruz Island most likely around Smugglers Cove.  Their mission? Testing underwater classified infrared communication equipment as part of a U.S. defense industry contract.  Those men ( scientist, engineers, scuba divers, and guest) were never seen alive again.  More...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Man in his search for knowledge always has had to confront nature, in the air, on land or at sea.  Since the beginning of time this has been so. Only among the brave, the pioneers, will you find men who willingly meet nature in the quest for knowledge alone.  The men aboard the MARIE were dedicated to this purpose.”  

Gordon Humphrey, Raytheon Communicator, Raytheon Santa Barbara Operations, July 1960

 

 

 

MARIE

Commemoration

EVENT June 2010

 

June 4-6: Social, Ceremony, Wreath Laying Boat-ride

June 7-21: Santa Barbara Maritime Museum Exhibit

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CEREMONY

 

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"When you align the Cold War era, the History of Science, Dr. Niel F. Beardsley's influence on the 'Art of Infrared', as he fondly referred to IR...  The MARIE EVENT becomes a milestone in the Cold War historical timeline." Teresa Newton-Terres, Marie Event 2010

 

Seven Men Honored:

 

Dr. Niel F. Beardsley

"The contributions a man makes to his chosen field of endeavor sometimes go far beyond the work which actually bears his signature.  This is particularly true of Niel F. Beardsley, a pioneer in infrared..."  

Dr. Maxwell Krasno 1961

 

L. Dale Howell

Paul T. Lovette

Harold (Hal) H. Mackie, Jr.

H. James (Jim) McCaffrey

James (Jim) C. Russell

Diego (Jim) S. Terres, Jr.

 

“I consider these men as being as worthy of hero stature as the pilot of the U2 planes, because even though they did not know that their lives were in danger, they did die while undertaking a project to help insure the safety of the free world.”

Markham Field MacLin, SB News Press,

17 June 1960

 

 

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Event Co-Hosted by:

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum

113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA

 

Event Sponsors:

 

Bob Bryant & Sons, Ltd.

Larry and Sherri Sims

Steve and Lana Russell

The Diego S. Terres, Sr. Family

Project-TNT, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

 

To remember,

To honor,  

To Rejoice Because We Can..

 

 

 

                                                                           

Last Updated,  July 26, 2010.  Copyright © 2001-2010 Teresa Newton-Terres  All Rights Reserved.