Hans K Van Tilburg Author

James P. Delgado directs the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Maritime Heritage Program.

Terry Kerby is the Operations Director and chief submersible pilot for the Hawaii Undersea Research Lab (HURL) at the University of Hawai’i.

Steven Price is maintenance chief for the Hawaii Undersea Research Lab at the University of Hawai’i and researches all of HURL’s maritime heritage sites.

Hans K. Van Tilburg is the coordinator of maritime heritage in the Pacific Islands Region for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the author of Chinese Junks on the Pacific: Views from a Different Deck .

Ole Varmer is an attorney in the International Section of the Office of General Counsel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He specializes in the law pertaining to underwater cultural heritage.

Russell Matt Hews is an archaeologist with the National Park Service’s Submerged Resources Center (SR).