Shipwreck Seminar

Date Saturday, October 31, 2026
Time 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Lunch break in between
Location Hampton Inn
400 Spanish Towne Blvd.
New Iberia, Louisiana 70560
(337) 321-6700
Presentations 10 Speakers
(subject to change)
See List of Speakers Below
Cool Things Door Prizes
Silent Auctions
Book Sales & Signings
Take a picture while holding an Authentic Atocha 84 lb. Silver Bar

Reserve Your Seat

Secure online ticket payment

$30
Admission per person

Add-on Options

Enhance your seminar experience

Friday Dinner Ticket

Seafood Buffet (without boiled crab)

$40
per person

Friday Dinner Ticket

upgraded Boiled Seafood Buffet (with crab)

$50
per person

Bayou Teche Museum Tour

Exclusive behind-the-scenes Private Tour

$20
Admission per person

Tabasco Factory Tour and Jungle Gardens Tour

a very interesting tour

$20
Admission per person

VIP Tickets

Premium seminar options

VIP Private After-Party - Saturday Evening

Beverages will be provided

$150
per person

All Inclusive Pass

(including VIP private party)

$225
Admission per person


Tentative Speakers

(see BIO's here)
E. Anderson "Buzz" Bullock “El Cazador – Shipwreck Mystery Solved?”
Jeff Burns “The Lost Fleet of 1554: Three Ships, Hundreds of Lives, Nearly Five Centuries of Unanswered Questions”
Rob A. Church “The Sinking and Discovery of the U-166 – Tragedy and Triumph in the Gulf.”
Mark Gegenheimer “Collision in the Fog - the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck ” &


“The Confederate Gunboat C.S.S. Arrow.”
Sal Guttuso “Finding the Fort – The Archaeology of Fort Capron, Its Artifacts, Location and Lost Payroll”
J. Avery Munson “The Loss and Discovery of the Steamship S.S. New York.” &


“The Heredia – A Tale of Shipwreck and Survival.”
Gary L. Pinkerton “Paper Diver: How the World’s Greatest Underwater Treasure Hunter Never Got Wet.”
Sean Rich “The Real Pirates of the Caribbean.”
Christian B. Roper “Lafitte’s Lost Loot - Legend and Legacy.”
Robert F. Westrick “El Nuevo Constante Shipwreck – and the Search for the Corazón de Jesús y Santa Bárbara.” &


“The Battle of La Fourche Crossing – Metal Detector Surveys and Archaeological Insights.”


For any questions, please contact:
rwestrick@coastalenv.com