THE CORSAIR OF SAINT MALO

The adventure takes us on the tracks of the legendary corsairs and pirates thanks to a 18th century extraordinary well-preserved privateer ship.

February 1714, a storm is raging in the Saint-Malo's bay: as it tries to escape the English warships, the "saint John the Baptist", goes down wih all hands. In 1995, two amateur divers came face to face with a few antique cannons lying by less than ten meters of water. The wreck was soon identified as a 18th century extraordinary well-preserved privateer ship. The adventure takes us on the tracks of the legendary corsairs and pirates. This story is told by three experts: Michel l'Hour, Damien Sanders and Jerzy Gavronsky, three well-known experts on underwater archaeology and modern wrecks.

Awards: 

• Best Underwater Archaeology Film, Cinarchea 2004, Kiel (Germany)

• Second Prize, Mif Science Trophy, Festival de santé de Liège 2004 (Belgium)

• Great Prix, KINEON Festival 2003, Brussels (Belgium)

• Award of Excellence, Archaeological Film Festival 2003, Amiens  (France)

• Prize for scientific adventure, Festival of Scoop and Journalism 2002, Angers (France)

• Grand Prize, Icronos Archaeological Film Festival 2002, Bordeaux (France)