Marine Conservation Society
http://www.mcsuk.org/info/mcsinfo.html
The leading environmental charity in the United Kingdom dedicated solely to protecting the marine environment. For information on World Ocean Day 2000, see http://www.mcsuk.org/action/wod.htm

ProSEA: Professional Shipwreck Explorers Associations
http://www.prosea.org/
Represents worldwide members specialising in salvage, archaeology and preservation of shipwrecks and underwater cultural heritage. Has articles on shipwreck exploration, technology and archaeology.

Marine Salvage & You
http://www.safesea.com/salvage/salvage_index.html
Intended to help readers gain a good working knowledge of the issues involved in salvage law and become better prepared should they ever need to avail themselves of salvage services. Part of the SAFE/SEA Online site: 'everything for the southern New England boater.'

International Salvage Union
http://www.marine-salvage.com/
Member companies provide essential services for the world's maritime insurance communities. The site includes an overview of the salvage industry and its history.

International Maritime Organisation
http://www.imo.org/imo/news/197/tankers.htm
Information on oil spills.

For information on Exxon Valdez...
Alaska SeaLife Center
http://www.alaskasealife.org
This facility combines research, wildlife rehabilitation and public education.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.fakr.noaa.gov/oil/default.htm
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a trustee agency of the Exxon Oil Spills Trustee Council. The Alaska region of the NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service is the lead agency for the Alaska Apex Predator Experiment that investigates the relationship of food abundance to the decline of seabird and marine mammal populations in Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet.

International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation
http://www.itopf.com/
Offers technical advice, expertise, assistance and information on effective responses to pollution caused by ships.

US Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/oerrpage/oilspill/overview.htm
Provides an overview of the problems of and measures to counter oil spills.

Marine Accident Investigation Branch http://www.open.gov.uk/maib/maibhome.htm
A UK agency established in 1989.

Books

Degrees of Disaster - Prince William Sound: How nature reels and rebounds by Jeff Wheelwright (Yale University Press, 1996) £12.95.
This account of the ecological effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill concludes that the cleanup efforts perpetrated more damage than the oil.

How to Abandon Ship by Phil Richards and John J Banigan (Cornell Maritime Press, 1988) £4.36.

Maritime Casualties by Norman Hooke (Informa Publishing, 1997) £35.
Some maritime disasters that have caused tremendous environmental damage have led to important legislative developments. Others that have resulted in tragic loss of life have brought maritime safety under close public scrutiny. Approximately 7,000 vessels, including offshore rig casualties, are covered fully in alphabetical and chronological order in this compilation of the details surrounding modern maritime disasters.

Modern Marine Salvage by William I Milwee (Cornell Maritime Press, 1996) $65.
A complete and systematic approach to marine salvage written by an acknowledged expert in the field.

Pollution, Politics and International Law: Tankers at sea by R Michael M'gonigle and Mark W Zacher (University of California Press, 1979) $14.95.

Ships of the World: An Historical Encyclopedia by Lincoln Paine (Conway Maritime, 1997) £35.
This encyclopedia covers 1,000 of the world's best-known and significant vessels of every size and type. Each ship is described in a short essay that captures its physical characteristics, construction and history. Maps help the reader to follow the courses of great seafarers and naval campaigns, and chronologies offer a perspective on underwater archaeological sites, naval warfare, maritime technology, exploration and disasters at sea.

Shipwrecks: An Encyclopedia of the World's Worst Disasters at Sea by David Ritchie (Facts on File, 2000) £15.99.

Films

Raise the Titanic! (1980) Directed by Jerry Jameson
The biggest salvage job of all? Unfortunately, this adaptation of Clive Cussler's novel never really floats, despite the presence of Jason Robards and Alec Guinness.

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) Directed by Joseph Biroc
What happened after the survivors were rescued from the upside-down ship. Not even Michael Caine, Telly Savalas and Sally Field can make this interesting.

The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) Directed by Michael Anderson
An insurance fraud comes to light when a salvage boat is rescued from the high seas. Plenty of stars - Charlton Heston, Gary Cooper, Michael Redgrave, Richard Harris - in this adaptation of the Hammond Innes novel.

Lloyd's of London (1936) Directed by Henry King
In this historical charade, a young messenger boy in the 18th century grows up to found a great insurance company. Lord Nelson makes an appearance.