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EXPEDITIONS Flag Reports   FLAG 50 The Roggeveen Expedition March 23–April 17, 2004 By Michael C. Hilton, MD MN'00 Expedition Members: Harry Brooks FN'93 Warren Beck FN'04 Brian Hanson MED'84 Michael Hilton MN'00 Bob Killorin MN'97 Joe Rudé FN'89 Les Sychak MN'04 Constance Difede MN'02 Hayes Wilson MN'97 Introduction On Easter Day, 1722, Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen while commanding three ships 1) de Africaansche Galey, 2) den Arend and 3) Thienhoven discovered Easter Island. These ships anchored on the north side of the island in a spot estimated to be one quarter of a mile off shore of what is now La Perouse Bay in 22 fathoms (132 feet) of water. Commander Roggeveen and his sailors stayed in the waters off Easter Island for 7 days. During their stay in these waters, they were confronted with shifting winds, which threatened the integrity of their ships. In the process of dealing with the situation, two of Commodore Roggeveen’s ships (de Africaansche Galey and Thienhoven) lost anchors. The primary goal of this Explorers Club Flag Expedition was to find Jacob Roggeveen’s lost anchors. In conjunction with our search for these anchors, a secondary mission was to assess the coral development off the north side of the island. Easter Island is an isolated island in the Temperate Zone of the Southern Hemisphere in waters generally thought to be too cool for significant coral growth. A Previous examination of the coral growth around Easter Island5, however, indicated more coral growth than expected. FULL REPORT in pdf RETURN TO LIST

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