Baltic Sea Mysteries: Richard Lundgren at OZTeK'07

An accomplished diver, photographer and filmmaker with an unquenchable passion for discovery and exploration, Richard Lundgren joins the growing list of diving authorities drawn from around the world who will share their experiences with the audience at OZTeK'07, The Diving Technologies Conference and Exhibition, to be staged at Australian Technology Park, Sydney, Australia on the 17th and 18th March 2007.

Founder of Scandinavia's, Baltic Sea Divers and Ocean Discovery diving groups, GUE (Global Underwater Explorers) Training Director, Richard Lundgren has participated in numerous underwater expeditions worldwide and is one of Europe's most experienced trimix divers and underwater videographers.

With more than 4000 dives to his credit - including cold-water dives, wreck, cave and technical dives using stage deco techniques, specially mixed gases and diver propulsion vehicles - Richard Lundgren was a member of the GUE expeditions to dive the 'Britannic' (sister ship of the ill-fated Titanic) in 1997 and again in 1999, when he served as project leader, camera diver and exploration diver.

In 1995, he established the Scandinavian technical diving group, "Baltic Sea Divers", an organization involved in numerous projects to explore mines and caves in Sweden, Norway and Finland. In 1997, in arctic conditions, he performed the longest cave dive ever carried out in Scandinavia.

Richard's other exploration work has included the 1999 filming of the famous submarine, M1, for the BBC; the side scan sonar surveys of the Spanish gold galleons, outside Florida's, Key West in 2000; and the search for the Admiral's Fleet, an on-going project that has already led to the discovery of more than 40 virgin wrecks perfectly preserved in the cold waters of the Swedish Baltic Sea.

For updates on the exciting list of speakers and presenters at OZTeK'07 - The Diving Technologies Conference & Exhibition, check out the website at: http://www.diveoztek.com.au or contact the organisers at: admin@diveoztek.com.au

Contributed by Richard Taylor added 2006-10-06