{"id":19505,"date":"2025-07-06T17:21:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19505"},"modified":"2025-07-06T17:21:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T17:21:04","slug":"diver-develops-film-from-camera-found-at-bottom-of-sea-freezes-up-when-he-sees-face-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=19505","title":{"rendered":"Diver Develops Film From Camera Found At Bottom Of Sea, Freezes Up When He Sees Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two years after his fishing trawler, the Bootlegger, sank off Vancouver Island, artist Paul Burgoyne has been reunited with a precious piece of his past thanks to an extraordinary underwater discovery. In May, a team of researchers from the Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre\u2014including students Tella Osler and Beau Doherty, along with Dive Safety Officer Siobhan Gray\u2014located Burgoyne\u2019s underwater camera resting twelve meters beneath the surface near Aguilar Point.<\/p><div class=\"matxn69f63710cddaa\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.matxn69f63710cddaa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.matxn69f63710cddaa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.matxn69f63710cddaa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.matxn69f63710cddaa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.matxn69f63710cddaa {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"dhijangakosova.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CPTG3OLUnI4DFY3elAkd-vs5aw\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\">\n<div id=\"trendsparknews.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CJ7GhIDfqI4DFQgfBgAdp6APqg\">\n<p>Despite being submerged for such a long time, the camera was covered in barnacles and small marine life but remarkably, the 8 GB Lexar Platinum II memory card inside remained undamaged. Marine ecology expert Professor Isabelle M. C\u00f4t\u00e9 carefully examined the recovered files and found the data perfectly preserved. She shared a family portrait online, hoping to connect with the owner.<\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, a member of the Bamfield Coast Guard, who had previously helped rescue Burgoyne during the sinking of the Bootlegger, recognized the photo and reached out to him with the exciting news.<\/p>\n<p>Burgoyne, who lost not only his boat but also countless irreplaceable photos and a video documenting the stormy seas that led to the vessel\u2019s demise, was amazed by the memory card\u2019s resilience. \u201cIt\u2019s incredible that, after two years at the bottom of the ocean, this little memory card still worked,\u201d he said. 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