- Most famous for the discoveries of the wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, sunk 1912; the DKM Bismarck in 1989, sunk 1941; the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1998, sunk 1941; and John F. Kennedy's PT-109 in 2002, sunk 1943.
- He is a former student and employee of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- He has explored many under water shipwrecks including the Britannic (Titanic's sister ship), Isis (an ancient Greek ship), and the ocean liner Lusitania.
- Has two children from first marriage, Todd (deceased) and Doug (married with one child). Has two children from present marriage, Ben (b. 1994) and Emily (b. 1998)
- Is a big Red Sox fan.
- The name of the submarine that he uses on many under water adventures is "Alvin."
- Works with National Geographic and Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut.
- Received an MS from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa.
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