As of January 2025, when we became a chapter, the Niagara Divers Association’s Lake Erie (Eastern Basin) Mooring Project was turned over to us.
Save Ontario Shipwrecks (SOS) is dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of Ontario’s rich marine heritage, with chapters located across the province.
We’re incredibly proud to see a group of our local divers step up and volunteer their time and skills to help preserve the history of Niagara’s remarkable shipwrecks.
The Purpose of SOS
To further public knowledge and appreciation of Ontario’s marine heritage by such means as may be expedient and, in particular, but without limiting the foregoing:
- By assisting museums and public archives in acquiring information and displaying artefacts pertaining to Ontario maritime history;
- By undertaking public education projects in furtherance of the objectives of the Corporation;
- By surveying, documenting and encouraging the preservation of shipwrecks in Ontario’s lakes and rivers as a resource of historical and recreational value to the public in the Province and Canada.
The Role of SOS
Save Ontario Shipwrecks is a not-for-profit organization, dedicated to Marine Heritage Conservation. In order to carry out this purpose, four long term goals have been set out:
- To stop the destruction of marine heritage sites;
- To identify, evaluate and monitor marine heritage sites;
- To conduct projects which contribute to the knowledge and understanding of
- Ontario’s maritime history; and
- To provide the diving community and the general public with the opportunity to learn and understand more about Ontario’s maritime history, and the value of our marine heritage resource.
You can join S.O.S. Niagara Chapter, donate, or participate in upcoming events.
If you are interested in joining, feel free to email Kimberly, our membership coordinator by clicking here.
If you would like to help our cause with a donation, please click here and select ‘Niagara Chapter’ in the drop down menu.
If you would like to attend an event, please follow one of our socials to be notified.
“Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but bubbles” Give our past a future.
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