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Larry Coplin
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 12 ม.ค. 2012
Life is an adventure - so I try to share my adventures through photography
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Daniel J Morrell
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John Steele loaned me an old 16mm camera and I began learning to make films. Mike Kohut introduced me to Grace Garland, who was a professional film editor - and she helped, until handing me off to Dave Kelley, a Detroit film producer. He brought in Bob Jackson - to write the script. Too many others assisted in diving operations, post production, etc. for me to name here - so be sure to watch th...
French Cowboy Expedition
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Marc Balocco is a chef who became a Hummer enthusiast. When asked to do a pilot for a show on the Cooking Channel he agreed - but only if he could do it in the back country. The premise would be that we would explore the old Mormon Trail in Utah, while traveling and dining in style. This little slideshow doesn't begin to capture the adventure it turned into - but that's a story for another day....
Ghost Ships of Isle Royale
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Bill Lovin and I drafted the script for this while sitting in his hot tub drinking wine. The rest, as they say, is history! #Great Lakes #Lake Superior #National Park #Underwater #SCUBA #Diving #shipwreck #Emperor, #America #Kamloops #Rock Harbor #Michigan #History
Diving Memories
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A few humble images collected over thirty years of chasing shipwrecks everywhere from the Great Lakes to Truk Lagoon. #SCUBA #Underwater #Travel #diving #film making
Hummer Offroad Memories
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I purchased one of GM's H3 Hummers in 2007 - and upgraded to the H3T pickup version in 2009. Marc Balocco invited us to an event in Sedona - then one in Moab UT later that first year. We became friends and spent a number of years exploring the backcountry in Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico with him and a small band of Hummer enthusiasts. This short slideshow captures a few memories of ti...
Quite unique to see her like this; she’s completely encased in quagga mussels now.
I moved away from the Great Lakes over thirty years ago - so missed the quagga mussel era. Glad you enjoyed the film.
Very effective change of POV. Well done.
Great narrative. So many had 29 souls aboard. RIP those that braved. ❤
Thanks for your comment on the narrative. Bob Jackson did a fantastic job making a compelling narrative. Definitely the reason we won a Bronze Award at the International Film Festival& TV Festival of New York.
Isle Royale wrecks rule and this was the best vid made yet on the subject. 👍
This documentary is creepy as fuck
May our Lord God grant everlasting life. 🙏 We shall not forget.🇺🇸🌷
The lady's narration was fire.
Anyone found the Andrea gail? The ship famous for the perfect storm? If not why?!
They found some of Her contents (fishing buoys, etc.) at Sable Island, but in multiple 100 ft. waves, it's believed she broke up. They haven't found any pieces of the hull that I know of. Also, she's not a large Sword boat, even by industry standards.
The finest documentary of the Morrell I've seen, well done. Very chilling.
Thank you very much - it was a three year project and won a Bronze Award for Documentaries at the International Film & TV Festival of New York.
At 15:37, that's Old Whitey just behind the grating, slightly sticking out from the darkness......😳😳😳
I think you are the first person to mention that. We shot more footage - but decided it would be indiscreet to include more than a few seconds in the final film. Rumor has it that he was removed at a later date to avoid being an attraction in a dangerous location.
Wow I really liked that opening of the woman's voice speaking for the ship. That is beautiful
Thank you
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
This feels wrong. As someone who's 3× great uncle went down on the Regina
Wow, another excellent video! By far one of the better ones on this subject matter, your Isle Royale vid being the same way. Consider me sub'd. 👍
Great video! Can't believe it took me this long to find it. 👍
Thank you
I'm a diver but that diver ringing the bell at those depths under those conditions was just awwwwww wow!
Thank you for making this video. Do you have anything new?
We are no longer making films - but you can access many hours of footage at: oceanarchives.com
@@CoplinJointProductions Thank you for your reply. And thank you for the link. Godspeed
Wow, that looks like it sank a few weeks before the video was shot. The lakes preserve them well.
Unfortunately most wrecks in the Great Lakes are now covered in Zebra Mussels. Visibility is greatly improved by that however - so it’s a double edged sword.
I am obsessed with ship wrecks.
It can become an obsession - I spent thirty years researching and looking for wrecks.
Loved this 3rd person account. She indeed had a soul. Rest now
Thanks for the kind words Dave. We didn't want to make it a dry documentary - so struggled for awhile before coming up with this concept.
How old is this video? What year is it from?
It was completed in 1982
@@CoplinJointProductions Thank you.
@@CoplinJointProductions Was this the documentary that convinced Mr. Hale to come out with his story?
@@CoplinJointProductions Was this the documentary that convinced Mr. Hale to come out with his story?
@@Madhouse_Media Yes. He felt the press had treated him unfairly after the sinking and was reluctant to speak with anyone for a long time - including us. When the film was completed we held a private showing for him and his family. He was so moved that he began speaking at our presentations. It proved to be cathartic and led to his book and doing his own presentations.
Love Ur voice comentry about the ship keep up the good work x
Thank you for the kind words - it took a talented team of creatives three years to put this little story together.
She was an unseaworthy garbage ship that killed all but one of her Crewmen. Companies got away with murder by sending men to sea in ships that were decrepit, unmaintained and unrepaired wrecks that were utterly unseaworthy! Whilst these garbage ships deserved to be on the seabed, the men that Crewed them did not! There men were simply doing a job to earn a living, and as such they deserved to be given well designed, well built vessels constructed from good quality materials, and which were well maintained and repaired, and always seaworthy! But in so many instances this was intentionally not done, putting the Crews in grave danger. Had the company directors had to sail on board their ships they would have been perfectly maintained and repaired, but as that wasn't the case the ships were neglected as a ship in the yard cost he company money instead of earning them income from being at sea delivering cargos. For a vessel to simply split in two as it sails gives the Crewmembers virtually no chance of survival, as was the case here. Because company directors were never prosecuted, there was no reason for them to change.
Wow! Such a beautiful and artistic telling of a tragic event!!!
Thank you☺️ - it took a village of talented artists.
A model of the Morrell is now on display at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, MI along with display. The Morrell model took 500 hrs and over $500 in parts. Dive footage was used to get many details correct. Larry Nast, Green Bay, Wl.
Congratulations Larry - as they used to say on The A Team (old TV show) “I love it when a plan comes together”
While an older video, it was beautifully done. The narrator’s voice and well done music added to the tragic story of the Morrell.
Thank you - it was a time of poor visibility and cumbersome film cameras. It took a team of creative minds to come up with the script and make the footage into something interesting. Would love have had todays digital cameras.
Shes too old,and needs a spit screen on the microphone.Also,her overbite causes a bucktooth hint.
More memories...the Benz O Matic
Glad to know you’re still with us. Tried to reach you awhile back and struck out.
Hey Larry, That brought back some memories!
Ah yes - those were the days my friend…….
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We were ahead of the curve when it came to decompression. Meters are much more sophisticated these days.
I hope Larry Coplin received an award for this excellent presentation. The lady's haunting recitation is outstanding as is the rest of the video. Thank you for it.
Larry Coplin and Associates won a Bronze Award at the International Film and TV Festival of New York. It was definitely a team effort- I was simply the glue that brought it all together.
Thank you for the kind comment. The film did win a Bronze Award for documentaries at the International Film Festival& TV Festival of New York. It took a dedicated team of divers, writers, musicians and editors over three years to produce.
Poignant, haunting, and raw. What a horrific tragedy to befall the ship and her crew and having it be told from the perspective of the ship, the sadness is palpable and you can really feel the loss of the souls on board. Thank you for sharing this.
Thank you for the kind words.
Great clip
Thank you.
I am so glad I found this. Gave me chills to hear more of Dennis' experience. What a great voice for the ship. She really set the mood perfectly. Excellent writing! Thank you!
Thank you - good to know that it still resonates.
I built the mode of the Morrell that's at THE GREAT LAKES SHIPWRECK MUSEUM.
Artifacts recovered from the Morrell were donated to the Michigan State Museum system. My understanding is that they would be placed on loan to other museums around the state - but not sure where they actually wound up.
The creepiest ship wreck video ever made! Absolute garbage!!!
I say that the lake took some brAve men
I often wonder why my fascination with ship wrecks continues to this day, It all started back in 68, when we had a history lesson about the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Then undiscovered, I have been hooked ever since, Great sadness, yet powerful in its story.
This is a fantastically beautiful and haunting tribute to the men and the ship Daniel J Morrell. God bless their families and memory.
Thank you. We worked on it for three years and won a Bronze Award in the documentary category at the International TV & Film Festival in 1984.
Learning to Dive in the shadow of these guys was a real blessing. Certainly shaped my diving career.
This is some dumb ass narration....Dennis Hale, didn't say anything like that.
And if anyone knows about being a dumb ass it’d be you right ?
Well done.
Could the Edmund Fitzgerald also have experienced a stress fracture similar to the Daniel J. Morrell?
northernwilds.com/what-sank-the-edmund-fitzgerald/
Paula Tucker you did a wonderful job of relaying the tragedy 😢
Thank you Betty. We spent three years filming - and another year trying to get the story right.
I met Dennis at the metro Beach boat boat show in 2011. I bought his book and he signed with very nice note to me. Couldn't find a nicer more humble man. We talked over an hour and I really value that experience.
After the sinking Dennis felt the news media treated him unfairly and became a recluse. It wasn't until the premier of this film that he felt ready to talk to the public. It seemed to bring him to terms with what happened.
Very sad ! But absolutely A excellent job Excellent !!
Thank you Annette. We attempted to make it about more than just what you can see by diving on her wreckage.
Excellent Short film. The womans narration is so good I was captivated from the start to the finish. God bless the men that lost there lives and others that have perished on other vessels that has slipped under the watery depths.
Thank you for the kind words. This film won a Bronze Award in the Documentary Category at the International Film & TV Festival of New York.
This is the best eulogy to them who sailed and lost and hopefully gives some closure to the loved ones who are left to remember them. A very well done tribute.
My dad took me to Grand Rapids to see this film and Mr. Hale gave a talk with some Q and A. I was 13 or so and fascinated. He seemed quite sad to me. He had good reason to be.
That was probably the 1982 presentation we did at Grand Valley Community College.
Dennis Hale passed away, he was the only surviver.
This is one of the most bizarre sinkings of a ship ever recorded. Her shattered aft section, still under the power of the engines, steamed off into the darkness "like a great wounded beast with its head shot off" until it sank 5 miles away. Also of note is that her sister SS Edward Y. Townsend was written off after being damaged in the same storm, severe cracks being found in her hull. She was laid up for two years before she was sold for scrapping in Europe. While under tow, she encountered a harsh storm and sank in the vicinity of the infamous RMS Titanic.
The stern was located by the Coast Guard early on. They placed a buoy on her - but didn't count on two hundred feet of chain pulling it under. They did place a chart note for her - which gave us a starting point for our search. The buoy made a good sonar target when we found it in July (not a great time for sonar work due to the thermocline). It was a couple years later when we calculated where she might have broken up along the shipping lane - some five miles from the stern.
@@CoplinJointProductions wow
Is there any video like this for Edmund Fitzgerald
@@jamesmccarthy5086 Thank you - it was a three year project with a dedicated team.
@@CoplinJointProductions very cool on how all that worked out. I wonder why or how the stern was found first, and not the bow later on! Thank you.
The laughter of the wreck was creepy
For what its worth our family lost a relative on the Morrell that night. His name was Phillip Kapets age 51 of Ironwood, Michigan. He is buried in Ironwood.
GOD HAS THRM BOYS RIP
Damn they found his body?wow rip to mariners without whom our lives wouldn't be the same
David pallin I'm sorry for your loss and to anymore living relatives of the men who perished I'm sorry for your loss the ship was a beautiful ship may there souls be at peace
@@ajbaumgart4774 Thank you, it is my understanding that Phillip had serious misgivings of working on the Great Lakes that late in the year.
Thanks for sharing-just down the road in Ashland. What cemetary. Maybe I can pay my respects. God bless