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In the event "Sulla rotta d'Imperia", a biannual gathering of vintage boats, will be held to Le Grazie, in the Province of La Spezia, The HARD HAT DIVERS Festival, an important occasion for meeting and discussion between all those interested in diving history. From 3rd to 8th September next, at the Boatyard Valdettaro curing the whole organization of the event, The Historical Maritime Society, in collaboration with "Le Grazie, City of divers", manage exhibition area - demo which will be held alongside the exhibition of objects and instruments relating to underwater historical and demonstrations by Italian Police dep. divers (CNES) and the Italian Navy divers and seal (COMSUBIN) .

For the duration of the event will be staged a special pool where all children can experience the thrill of immersion in water accompanied by State Police divers, from the Comsubin Divers and Instructors by the Lega Sub UISP that, for occasion, also use a helmet open type "Shallow water".

During the Hard Hat divers Festival, great emphasis will be given to underwater historical fact with a display of historic pieces of the Italian Navy, Italian police and the Lega sub UISP.

Huge interest will then be around Giancarlo Bartoli, heir to the great family Galeazzi diving equipment manufacturers, that build throughout the period of the event, a helmet according to ancient traditional Galeazzi construction procedures.

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As we celebrate the next Palio del Golfo of Spezia (ITA) in 2010, an important race rowing between all the villages bordering the gulf. The Maritime Historical Society, assisted by the designer and photographer Irene Taddei, promotes the iconographic exhibition "The Submarine in the Gulf" to be held at the Village of the Palio, on the "Morin" Promenade in La Spezia, from July 23 to August 2 next.

The exhibition, sponsored by the City of La Spezia and Villages Committee of the Palio of the Gulf, wants to create a chronological history of submersible vessels built in La Spezia, highlighting the characteristics of those who have had special operations. A historical journey which recognizes the city's importance in the construction of over 70 boats submarines during and before the Second World War, have been one of the world's largest submarine fleet.
An exhibition featuring the images made available by the historical archive of Muggiano of the Fincantieri Foundation, the Naval Museum of La Spezia, the Directorate of Navy of La Spezia and the Office of the Historical archive of italian Navy of Rome. And 'thanks to the contribution of the Italian Navy, through the military command's of Tyrrhenian Sea, and Fincantieri, through its foundation, it was possible to retrieve important photographic evidence and the contribution of the Municipality of La Spezia, through the video library media center "Dialma Ruggiero" which provided important evidence video, this show may bring many visitors to the village of Palio.
Substantial and decisive contribution of the "Cassa di Risparmio of La Spezia" Foundation, which through its subsidiary "Fondazione Eventi", has guaranteed support for the realization of this important initiative. Support that shows the great care taken by the Foundation in La Spezia bank support initiatives, sponsored by the city who want to help nominate the city of La Spezia as a place where history and traditions of the seafaring and diving can find a home.
A commitment that the Association "The Historical Maritime Society" promotes since 2008 with initiatives, projects and campaigns.
An invitation to all fans of the history of submarines, to relive all the great epic of vessels built in the Gulf and help to preserve the history and traditions of seafaring and diving.

Riccardo BOCCA's new book

Off the Calabrian coast, in a more fish-filled seas of Italy before and beaches often crowded with swimmers, it would be buried in a ship loaded with radioactive waste, wrecked and turned into a deadly dump. This says the repentant criminal Francesco Fonti, who was chairman of the sinking. Start the search, the news was denied, even by high state offices. Is this is a mass hysteria, fueled by the media, just? Riccardo Bocca, first accused the charge of spreading panic unjustified, not only demonstrates that the hypothesis of the ship is uncertain, but the ships are so many. A system of concealment of illegal and “side” waste, which consists of mafias, the intelligence services of countries that want to get rid of their waste, and the Italian Government, which has such an interest not to say anything to pay sources, so stop talking. And while the area of Cetraro, Calabria has stellar values in incidences of certain cancers, who tries to ascertain the truth or is stopped for detecting the official channels. And if, as the captain Natale Di Grazia , decided to continue in spite of everything, dies in "inexplicable” circumstances.

With our Cause "Stop Disaster" We support the fight against the criminal abandonment of nuclear and toxic waste at sea. Riccardo Bocca's book is a clear sign that in Italy there are many areas where those criminal people is sunk ships containing toxic waste and nuclear materials that are contaminating the Mediterranean Sea.


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Back to the Challenge Luigi Durand de la Penne with jewels AIVE 2010

"Appointment on June 11 in La Spezia for the start of the races that lead to win the prestigious Challenge Luigi Durand de la Penne, which consists of Navy Department of Alto Tirreno (11-13 June, La Spezia).

Many boats expectations that are sure to intrigue fans and beyond. Creole "most wanted", 65 meters, dated 1927. In 1958 it underwent extensive work with a strong reconstruction of interior, decorated with paintings by famous painters such as Van Gogh, Cezanne, Renoir and Picasso. In 1970 it was brought to Denmark to be used as a correctional ship before being detected by today's owner. Javelin "the most historic, is a project launched in 1897, 1896, its restoration is an example of how to bring new life to a yacht while keeping the soul and character. All work on the Javelin is founded on these principles and the necessary concessions to modernity 'have been deliberately kept discrete and subdued. Latifa "the most curious," during the years of World War II is used for espionage activities along the Irish coast in search of clandestine bases of German submarines. A curiosity is the one that sees a pattern of Latifa do vane on the steeple of the village of Fairlie in Scotland where there was the yard of William Fife & Sons.

The schedule of races
The program provides evidence in coastal La Spezia, a race transfer to the Island of Elba and finally other inshore races in Marciana Marina. A trophy in honor of this historic Admiral raider Varignano man linked to the sea more than any other that combines the Italian Navy and AIVE organizing this prestigious event. The series of races included in the official calendar of the International Circuit of the Western Mediterranean, won the logistical support of the Italian Navy ships that will host all participants in the Naval Base.

Moreover, the entire Guidone Challenge fregerà the four stars of the Chief of the Italian Navy, Admiral Bruno Branciforte, who bestowed his patronage". THANKS TO AIVE WEB SITE

All boats are moored in Le Grazie (ITA) called the village fo the hard hat divers, also.