HERAS in the Media
The „Bermuda Triangle” of the Black Sea. How Specialists Explain the Mysteries in the Sabla Area and the Snakes Island.
Adevarul, 23rd September 2014 Similar anomalies to those occurring only in the Bermuda Triangle are found in the Black Sea. An unknown force draws the ships to the rocks, and in the Snake Island area the sea bursts into flames. Ship commander Valentin Stan (81 years old) has navigated almost the entire globe. He was a second commander on the Mircea Brig, commander on the Transilvania passenger ship, on the Arges oil ship, on the Albesti, Cluj and Timisoara liners and on the Eforie ferry. http://adevarul.ro/locale/constanta/foto-triunghiul-bermudelor-marea-neagra-explica-specialistii-misterele-zona-Sabla-insula-Serpilor-1_542195bb0d133766a85ebbb7/index.html
An Underwater Museum to Connect Constanta to Cape Kaliakra
Ziua de Constanta, 11th September 2014
By February 2015, Romania and Bulgaria shall create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, where diving aficionados will learn about undersea history and adventure tourism. We are talking about the implementation of the HERAS Project „Submarine Archaeological Heritage on the Western Black Sea Shelf”, a joint initiative of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, attempting to investigate the cultural heritage sites along the Western bank of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra. Upon the end of the project, a touristic product will be created, allowing those interested to visit cities, ports and wrecks of sunken ships. The project value, financed from European funds, is of 1.4 million Euros.
Tourist destinations at the bottom of the Black Sea
Telegraf online, 11th September 2014
One year since the launch of the project Submarine Archaeological Heritage on the Western Black Sea Shelf (HERAS), Romanian and Bulgarian scientists have presented the results of discoveries so far, within a press conference held yesterday in Constanta. A researcher with the National Institute for Research and Development of Marine Geology and Geoecology – GeoEcoMar (NIRD GeoEcoMar) in Constanta, Mr. Glicherie Caraiva, Ph.D., has declared that so far in Romania several remnants were identified within the HERAS Project, including three submarines and approximately five warships, as well as metal cargos dating back to World War One.
Underwater Tourism Leading the Romanian Seaside into the Third Millennium
Magazin nautic, 20th August 2014
Who has not imagined himself, at least once, as a child, a companion to the mystical Captain Nemo or a diver aboard the Nautilus, exploring the mysteries of hidden civilizations under the planetary ocean, excitedly skimming through the pages of Jules Verne’s „Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” or „The Mysterious Island”? Or what Romanian would not frantically await, in front of his TV, the underwater expeditions of the oceanologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau and of the Calypso crew, in their perpetual quest for Atlantis, even on the Western shores of the Euxine Sea, by the entry of ancient Danubius?
http://www.magazin-nautic.ro/?p=7837
The HERAS Project – Rediscovering Underwater Sites and Historical Remnants
AGERPRESS, 23rd July 2014
Who has not imagined himself, at least once, as a child, a companion to the mystical Captain Nemo or a diver aboard the Nautilus, exploring the mysteries of hidden civilizations under the planetary ocean, excitedly skimming through the pages of Jules Verne’s „Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” or „The Mysterious Island”? Or what Romanian would not frantically await, in front of his TV, the underwater expeditions of the oceanologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau and of the Calypso crew, in their perpetual quest for Atlantis, even on the Western shores of the Euxine Sea, by the entry of ancient Danubius?
The HERAS Project
Fabrica de Bani, 23rd July 2014
Who has not imagined himself, at least once, as a child, a companion to the mystical Captain Nemo or a diver aboard the Nautilus, exploring the mysteries of hidden civilizations under the planetary ocean, excitedly skimming through the pages of Jules Verne’s „Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” or „The Mysterious Island”? Or what Romanian would not frantically await, in front of his TV, the underwater expeditions of the oceanologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau and of the Calypso crew, in their perpetual quest for Atlantis, even on the Western shores of the Euxine Sea, by the entry of ancient Danubius?
http://www.fabricadebani.ro/news.aspx?iid=52509
In the Summer of 2015, Tourists Will Be Able to See Undersea Archaeological Sites
Telegraf online, 1st July 2014
The National Institute for Research and Development of Marine Geology and Geoecology (NIRD) – GeoEcoMar has carried out a project of quick alert in the event of marine events, providing hourly information on the activities of the earth’s crust and on potential seismic waves that might head for the Romanian and Bulgarian coast.
http://www.telegrafonline.ro/1404162000/articol/search/272262/in_vara_lui_2015_turi537tii_vor_putea_vedea_situri_arheologice_submarine.html
Searching For the Ancient Cities of the Black Sea
Romania Libera, 30th June 2014
Romanian and Bulgarian specialists are currently working on a project developing underwater archaeology. More specifically, the west shelf of the Black Sea is researched down to depths of 40 meters, more precisely the area along the frontier districts within the cross-border project, namely Dobrich and Constanta, in order to identify sunken shipwrecks and ancient cities.
Adventure Tourism Taking Off. Researchers Claim That the Black Sea Is Full of Relics
Digi 24 Regional, 20th May 2014
Researchers from Constanta have received the boat they will be using to scan the depths of the Black Sea. This is a European project, dedicated to adventure tourism on Romanian and Bulgarian beaches, and also important archaeological discoveries. The boat shall be used for geophysical investigations and dives, and specialists claim that the Black Sea holds many still unknown treasures.
Riches of the Depths.Romanians and Bulgarians Bringing the Tourism of the Future to the Black Sea
Ziare.com, 12th May 2014
From the Danube to Cape Kaliakra, at the bottom of the Black Sea, perhaps hundreds of shipwrecks and archaeological sites lie still undiscovered, according to researchers, true treasures from a scientific, as well as economic, perspective. However, Bulgarian and Romanian scientists have undertaken to bring them to light as soon as possible, carrying out, to this extent, a wide project of exploring the western continental shelf of the Black Sea.
Underwater tourist routes to be set-up in the Black Sea
Bzi.ro, 27th April 2014;
According to the Manager of the Institute of Oceanology from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Atanas Palazov, as quoted by novinite.com, the project is part of the Romani-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Programme, and it has received a financing of 1.5 million Euro from the European Regional Development Fund. Palazov has declared that several Romanian and Bulgarian researchers and divers are already working on this project, looking for sunken ships and ports.
http://turism.bzi.ro/in-marea-neagra-vor-fi-amenajate-trasee-turistice-subacvatice-23469
Bulgaria wants to develop underwater tourism in the Black Sea with Romania
Manager.ro, 27th April 2014;
The Black Sea tourism has good chances to develop. Bulgaria’s Cape Kaliakra shall be connected to the Romanian city of Constanta through underwater tourism routes. This project shall be called Heras, according to the data presented by Professor Atanas Palazov from the Institute of Oceanography of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
http://www.manager.ro/articole/afla/bulgaria-vrea-sa-dezvolte-turismul-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra-impreuna-cu-romania-68307.html
Underwater Tourist Routes To Be Set Up in the Black Sea.
Yahoo News, 26th April 2014;
According to the Manager of the Institute of Oceanology from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Atanas Palazov, as quoted by novinite.com, the project is part of the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Programme, and it has received a financing of 1.5 million Euros from the European Regional Development Fund. Palazov has declared that several Romanian and Bulgarian researchers and divers are already working on this project, looking for sunken ships and ports.
https://ro.stiri.yahoo.com/trasee-turistice-subacvatice-vor-fi-amenajate-%C3%AEn-marea-neagr%C4%83-114724893.html
Underwater Tourism in the Black Sea
Fabricadebani.ro, 26th April 2014;
A Romanian-Bulgarian project financed through the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Programme shall lead to the development of underwater tourism along the Black Sea Coast, between Cape Kaliakra (Bulgaria) and Constanta (Romania), according to the Novinite press agency (25th April).
http://www.fabricadebani.ro/news.aspx?iid=50977&sid=10
Romania and Bulgaria to Create an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Telegraf online, 20th March 2014
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in yesterday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Monitorul de Vrancea, 20th March 2014
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
http://www.monitorulvn.ro/articole/muzeu-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra_2_159947.html
Romania and Bulgaria to Create an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Presaonline, 19th March 2014;
The Monitor Bulgarian daily has informed today that Romania and Bulgaria shall create an underwater museum in the Black Sea. The joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, HERAS, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage sites, starting from the Danube, to Cape Kaliakra.
http://www.presaonline.com/stiri/evenimente/romania-si-bulgaria-vor-crea-un-muzeu-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra-2781379.html
Romania and Bulgaria to Create an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Fianciarul.ro, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
http://www.financiarul.ro/2014/03/19/romania-si-bulgaria-vor-crea-un-muzeu-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra/
Romania and Bulgaria to Make an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Economica net, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
http://www.economica.net/romania-si-bulgaria-vor-face-un-muzeu-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra-presa_75913.html
Romania and Bulgaria to Create an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Curentul, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia, as quoted by Agerpress. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
http://www.curentul.ro/2014/index.php/2014032098542/Social/Romania-si-Bulgaria-vor-crea-un-muzeu-subacvatic-in-Marea-Neagra.html
Romania and Bulgaria to Create an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
TVR News, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia, quoted by Agerpress. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
http://stiri.tvr.ro/romania-i-bulgaria-vor-crea-un-muzeu-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra_41877.html
Romania and Bulgaria to Make an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Replica online, 19th March 2014
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
http://www.replicaonline.ro/romania-si-bulgaria-vor-face-un-muzeu-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra-162897/
Romania and Bulgaria Want to Revolutionize Tourism: Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Realitatea.net, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra, according to Agerpres.
http://www.realitatea.net/romania-si-bulgaria-vor-sa-revolutioneze-turismul-muzeu-subacvatic-la-marea-neagra_1402693.html
Romanians and Bulgarians Make an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Observator tv, 19th March 2014;
The innovative project is called HERAS, with the involvement of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists. They undertake to investigate the cultural heritage on the western shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
http://observator.tv/eveniment/romanii-i-bulgarii-fac-un-muzeu-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra-121805.html
Romania and Bulgaria Have Great Plans for the Depths of the Black Sea.The Two Countries Want to Revolutionize Tourism
Libertatea, 19th March 2014;
The authorities of Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, within a joint project by scientists in the two countries.
http://www.libertatea.ro/detalii/articol/romania-si-bulgaria-au-planuri-mari-cu-adancurile-marii-negre-cele-doua-tari-vor-sa-revolutioneze-turismul-485930-1.html
Another Kind of Museum
Fabrica de bani, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra, according to Agerpres (19th March)
http://www.fabricadebani.ro/news.aspx?iid=50261
Romania and Bulgaria Want to Revolutionize Tourism: Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Stiri.com, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra, according to Agerpres.
http://www.stiri.com.ro/stire-64401/romania-si-bulgaria-vor-sa-revoluioneze-turismul-muzeu-subacvatic-la-marea-neagra.html#.U0fQhE2KDIU
Romania and Bulgaria to Create an Underwater Museum in the Black Sea
Crainicul.ro, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria to create an underwater museum in the Black Sea HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra, as headlined in the Monitor Bulgarian daily, quoted by Agerpres.
http://www.crainicul.ro/index.php/romania-si-bulgaria-vor-crea-marea-neagra-un-muzeu-subacvatic-12207
Romania and Bulgaria to create an underwater museum in the Black Sea
AGERPRES, 19th March 2014;
Romania and Bulgaria will create an underwater museum in the Black Sea, according to titles in Wednesday’s „Monitor” daily of Sofia. HERAS, a joint project of Romanian and Bulgarian scientists, undertakes to investigate the cultural heritage on the west shelf of the Black Sea, from the Danube to Cape Kaliakra.
http://www.agerpres.ro/social/2014/03/19/-corespondenta-romania-si-bulgaria-vor-crea-un-muzeu-subacvatic-in-marea-neagra-presa--13-22-28
The Tourist Map of the Romanian Seashore, the Newest 1.5 Million Euro Project, to Promote Romania
Digi 24 Constanta, 24th March 2014
The Romanian seashore shall have a new tourist map. The document, to be created by specialized researchers, will include the ancient cities, dwellings, sunken ships, and also the sunken shipwrecks from Constanta to Kavarna, in Bulgaria. This is another way for our seaside to attract more tourists.
http://www.digi24.ro/Stiri/Digi24/Cultura/Stiri/Harta+turistica+litoral+Romania+Proiect+promovare+Marea+Neagra
Cross-Border Project. Artefacts in the Black Sea, Turned Into a Tourist Attraction
Lumea Satului, 1st December 2013;
Dozens of researchers in Romania and Bulgaria have started a project, financed from European funds, by which, along the scientific activity, they are trying to set the grounds for adventure tourism, currently undergoing a great boost worldwide.
http://www.lumeasatului.ro/articole-revista/proiect-transfrontalier-vestigiile-din-marea-neagra-transformate-in-atractie-turistica-0112.html
Adventure Among the Historical Artefacts in the Depths of the Black Sea
Observator de Constanța,
25th November 2013; The walls of the ancient cities of Tomis and Callatis, ships thousands of years old or wrecks from the second world war, and also the identification of other heritage sites are the targets of the Romanian and Bulgarian researchers, within a unique project.
http://observator.ro/230866/aventura-printre-vestigiile-istorice-din-adancul-marii-negre-230866.html
European Money to Discover the Underwater Sites of the Black Sea
Observator de Constanța, 4th November, 2013;
Geologists and archaeologists, as well as other scientists shall create, for a year and a half, one of the most important marine projects by the shores of the Black Sea, destined to tourists and specialists alike.
http://observator.ro/228403/bani-europeni-pentru-descoperirea-siturilor-subacvatice-de-la-marea-neagra-228403.html
The Treasure Map of the Black Sea
Antena 1, 7th November 2013;
The Costinesti wreck has become a symbol for the resort. In the 30s, when floated, the ship would plough the seas. Few people now this, but it was built on the same shipyard where the Titanic was assembled. Years later, they would share the same fate.
http://a1.ro/news/harta-comorilor-din-marea-neagra-id243878.html
Tourists will be able to discover the remnants in the depths of the Black Sea
Telegrafonline, 9th October 2013;
His passion as a hunter of marine remnants and marine geology has made Mr. Glicherie Caraivan, Ph.D., researcher with the National Institute for Research and Development of Marine Geology and Geoecology – GeoEcoMar (NIRD GeoEcoMar) in Constanta, to initiate a project thought and implemented as a first in our country.
http://www.telegrafonline.ro/1381266000/articol/247978/turistii_vor_putea_descoperi_vestigiile_din_adancurile_marii_negre.html
Tourists will be able to set on an adventure in the depths of the Black Sea, among archaeological remnants
Reporter NTV, 8th October 2013;
The Romanian scientists’ researches of the 60s and 70s in the depths of the Black Sea have unearthed important data on the old city of Tomis: its walls were swallowed by the waves. There is no image so far from the bottom of the sea, and although the fact that the information would be a historically revolutionary one, no one has moved a finger over the last half century.
http://www.reporterntv.ro/stire/turistii-vor-putea-porni-intr-o-aventura-in-adancurile-marii-negre-printre-vestiigiile-arheologice
The Treasure Map of the Black Sea
Digi24.ro, 25th October 2013;
Spectacular operations in the Black Sea: marine specialists to make a map of underwater treasures. The explorers say that there is a true archaeological mosaic in the depth of our waters: ancient ships, sarcophagi, amphorae or ships from past centuries. In addition, history aficionados can dive with the experts.
http://www.digi24.ro/Stiri/Digi24/Actualitate/Stiri/Harta+comorilor+din+Marea+Neagra+Pe+urmele+corabiilor+si+oraselo
Treasures, Where We Can See Them
Digi 24 Constanta, 24th October 2013
Marine geologists and explorers want to create a project for scanning the Black Sea, as a basis to create a complex map to establish all the underwater shipwrecks. Field specialists claim that a true archaeological mosaic lies in the depth of our waters: ancient ships, sarcophagi, amphorae or ships from centuries past.
http://www.digi24.ro/Stiri/Regional/Digi24+Constanta/Stiri/Comorile+din+Marea+Neagra+la+vedere+Exploratorii+marini+vor+sa+r
The Black Sea, a Museum of Shipwrecks
Digi 24 Constanta, 24th October 2013
The HERAS Project “Submarine Archaeological Heritage on the Western Black Sea Shelf” was presented by the local TV station Digi 24 Constanta, within the show „Voices of Constanta”, on 24th October 2013.
http://www.digi24.ro/Emisiuni/Regional/Digi24+Constanta/Vocile+Constantei/Vocile+Constantei+22+10+2013
Diving Among Remnants
Neptun TV, 14th October 2013;
The Project “Submarine Archaeological Heritage on the Western Black Sea Shelf” HERAS MIS-ETC Code 578 – project financed through the Romania-Bulgaria Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 was presented by the local TV station Neptun TV as part of the programme “That’s Life”, on 14th October 2013.
http://www.ntvonline.ro/emisiuni/asta-i-via-a/galerie-video/3745
