Michel Météry (born February 2, 1938, in Montélimar), is a diver and wreck hunter, who notably discovered the Wrecks of Saint-Pierre harbor in Martinique in the early 1980s.
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| Born | February 2, 1938 Montélimar, France |
| Nationality | fr |
| Employer | Principal manager UCPA diving center |
He left for Martinique in 1972. He was the director of the Latitude Hotel in Le Carbet and then of the UCPA diving base in Saint-Pierre, Martinique.
During his dives, he discovered the wrecks of the boats that sank during the 1092 volcanic eruption of Mount Pelée on May 8, 1902
From his discoveries, Michel Météry wrote a book Tamaya - The Wrecks of Saint-Pierre, which was pefaced by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Albert Falco.[1]
In a 2005 article on diving in Martinique, Christophe de Chenay in Le Monde, referred to Météry's discoveries.[2]
List of wrecks discovered by Michel Météry
editHere is the list of wrecks discovered by Météry:[3][1] The anchorage area around these wrecks is now protected.[4]
- Yacht italien, front winch resting between -20 and -40m
- Sailboat on a sandy slope at -50m overhanging rudder
- Gabriel (later identified as Biscay) 3-masted sailboat rigged as a schooner, built in wood with a hull lined with copper plates. 32 meters long by 7 meters wide, built in Bilbao in 1878. Lying on the bottom at -30m
- Dalhia, dredger sunk in 1930 at -30m
- Diamant, tugboat sunk upside down -30m
- Barge towed by the Diamant at -30m
- Roraima, mixed steam -50m
- Dislocated sailboat -35m
- Large sailboat with a winch at the bow -30m
- Teresa Lo Vigo -40m
- Wreck of the Raisinier -15m
- Tamaya, 3 French square masts of 566 gross tons, built in Liverpool in 1862. -85m
Filmography
edit- Martinique : plongez avec un chasseur d'épaves - 1985 - INA[5]
- Ma terre, c'est la mer (Martinique vidéo Sub) film de Albert Falco et Michel METERY[6]
- HMS Diamond Rock
References
edit- ^ a b Météry, Michel Météry (2002). Tamaya: les épaves de Saint-Pierre (in French). Monaco. ISBN 9782903581305.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ de Chenay, Christophe (Jun 1, 2005). "Martinique sous-marine". le Monde.
- ^ "description extrait de". Club Subaquatique de Case-Pilote (in French). 2014-06-01. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Lescoute, Anne-Lise (2012-09-27). "Protection des épaves historiques de Saint-Pierre". Observatoire de l'Eau - Martinique. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Martinique : plongez avec un chasseur d'épaves - 1985 | CHASSEUR D'ÉPAVES. 1902, Martinique, la Montagne Pelée entre en éruption et détruit en quelques minutes la ville de Saint-Pierre et son port. Les épaves... | By INAFacebook (in French). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Falco, Albert; METERY, Michel. "Ma terre, c'est la mer (Martinique vidéo Sub)".