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Accepted Paper:

U-581, Dori and Patrão Lopes: three case studies of contemporary shipwrecks in Portuguese waters in the context of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.  
Ana Catarina Garcia (Nova University of Lisbon) Jorge Freire

Paper short abstract:

Taking as referent some contemporary underwater archaeological sites as case studies like the submarine U-581, the Liberty Ship Dori or the Patrão Lopes the aim of this communication is to reflect about this sites as a culture heritage elements based in UNESCO convention.

Paper long abstract:

Reflecting about three underwater archaeological sites as case studies, the aim of this communication is to discuss about underwater preservation of contemporary sites. In different conditions all of them need a careful and respectful approach, taking UNESCO convention as framework.

The U-581, a submarine sank in 1942 in Pico at 870 meters depth, the Dori, a Liberty ship sank in 1964 in S. Miguel at 17 meters depth, and the Patrão Lopes sank in 1936 at 15 meters depth, in Tagus river in Lisbon, all have in common their vulnerability. The U-581 because of his depth are very well protected but the inaccessibility doesn't allow monitoring actions or more profound studies. The Dori is now an underwater archaeological park, well protected by the legal point of view but the increase of visitors is not evaluated as a stressful impact. Finally, Patrão Lopes, a Portuguese military ship seized to the Germans in 1916 during World War I, is well protect also by the legal point of view but in a vulnerable position in the mouth of the Tagus river, in a very dynamic position at the entrance of Lisbon harbor.

Analyzing each one, taking in attention the Convention and 2013 guidelines issued by the UNESCO scientific commission, that recommend that ships sunk between and during world wars should be protected under the Convention, the proposal of this communication is to show how this type of culture heritage needs our attention and preservation.

Panel P20
The ocean's cultural heritage: research and networking for the development of a UNESCO Chair
  Session 1