Published Articles

 

Check out all the published articles written by Tim Lawrence about his adventures and expeditions beneath the surface in search of shipwrecks and the stories they hold.

 

The Shock of the Lusitania

https://divernet.com/scuba-diving/general-wrecks/the-shock-of-the-lusitania/

Tim describes some hairy moments, and looks in depth at the still-controversial story of how the Lusitania’s sinking swayed the course of WW1.

 

The Lucky Shot

Identifying the Akita Maru

December 1942 A Japanese invasion force is building in the Gulf of Thailand. A Dutch submarine is all that is left to repel the landings. How would history remember the action? Follow the link for the full story.

 

 

Diving Past 100m on Princess of the Orient

https://divernet.com/world-dives/asia/diving-past-100m-on-princess-of-the-orient/

 

 

The Brunei Affair

The Hunt for the INJ Shinonome

https://divernet.com/world-dives/asia/destroyer-wreck-dive-quest-in-brunei/

 

 

 

Decoding Maritime Mysteries

A Diving Expedition in Thailand

https://divernet.com/scuba-diving/the-ships-bell/

 

Discovering the Burma Maru

https://divernet.com/world-dives/burma-maru/

Discovering the Burma Maru

5 Must-Dive Wrecks in Thailand for Technical Divers

5 Must-Dive Wrecks in Thailand for Technical Divers

A Tail of Four Commanders

A revealing maker’s plate

Wreck Diving Brothers in Arms

https://divernet.com/scuba-diving/wreck-dive-obsession-brothers-in-arms/

An article written by Tim Lawrence concerning a forgotten theatre of war, the friendship built in adversity, and the risks men will endure for it.

 

Questions and Answers

A Life of Exploration

 

https://blog.padi.com/jobs-you-can-get-as-a-padi-pro/?fbclid=IwAR3KejdkbWa6PnsV1Kn_E5sf_BHdrgPZp    

An insight into the life of an explorer on the PADI blog

 

 

 

Silk purse or pig’s ear?

Getting wrecked literary in the Gulf of Thailand

https://divernet.com/world-dives/id-been-wreck-hunting-when-our-dive-boat-sank/

deep shipwreck exploration

 

Discovering The Burma Maru (undersea journal)

http://www2.padi.com/blog/2017/05/18/discovering-burma-maru/

shipwreck-propeller-tech-diving-asia

 

1St Ming Dynasty wreck mounds with the Thai archaeology dpt

Going pottery in Thailand

pottery shipwreck expedition ko tao thailand djl diving      Pottery shipwreck davy jones tech koh tao thailand

https://divernet.com/fb/DIVER_1220_FB/files/downloads/DIVER_1220.pdf