Impreza pod patronatem Polskiego Oddziału The Explorers Club i otwierana przez prezesa Prof. Mariusza Ziółkowskiego, a zorganizowana  przez członków naszego klubu Romka Zajdera i Piotra Wytykowskiego, wyrasta na jedną z najpoważniejszych konferencji dotyczących zatopionych statków i okrętów w kraju. Jednak ranga zaproszonych gości i podejmowana w prezentacjach tematyka, zdecydowanie przekracza granicę nie tylko polskie, ale i europejskie.
Poniżej opinia o VII edycji Festiwalu napisana przez członka The Explorers Club Leigh Bishopa jednego z najlepszych na świecie nurków wrakowych, który od lat jest gościem Festiwalu.

For 2017 this event moved to the historic university buildings in Poland’s capital city of Warsaw. Each year has seen this festival go from strength to strength and the 2017 instalment was no exception. Drawing a bigger audience and more exhibitors than ever before I’m sure anyone who attended will agree the 2017 festival was a fabulous event.
As is any festival the calibre of speakers is key to its very success and organisers Peter Wytykowski and Roman Zajder have taken the festival onto another exceptional level. This year saw some brilliant shipwreck presentations many of which the festival is the only place to see them.
The new venue added a spectacular backdrop to a now outstanding event. Established in 1816 the university is one of the oldest and most influential Polish academic centres and boasts students such as the pianist and composer Frederic Chopin.
Today the buildings host some of the worlds most established shipwreck explorers from the finest underwater archaeologists to the worlds leading technical divers. All had brilliant shipwreck projects to showcase, some being of the most influential and historically important in the world.
Again it was a great honour to be amongst such calibre of underwater explorers but more so to meet the Polish divers and of course those who are now coming from neighbouring European countries to celebrate together.
A banquet buffet and awards evening open to all and hosted at the nearby Potocki Palace was the icing on the cake.

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