NATIONAL ENGINEERS WEEK AWARDS BANQUET
Friday, February 23, 2007

"Technical and Diplomatic Challenges of Deep Sea Salvage:
How engineers helped bring closure after the tragic sinking of the Ehime Maru"

TOPIC AND SPEAKER:
Captain Bert Marsh retired in 2005 after 30 years in the Navy as Director of Ocean Engineering and Supervisor of Salvage and Diving.  Marsh spent his early Navy career retrieving Navy and Air Force aircraft from ocean floors around the world.  In later years much of Marsh's military career can be tracked through newspaper headlines.  High profile salvage jobs that Marsh has directed include hoisting the bomb-damaged Navy destroyer Cole onto the back of another ship for repairs; recovering John F. Kennedy Jr.'s private plane from the ocean near Martha's Vineyard; helping with the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup in Alaska; and salvaging the remains of Egypt Air Flight 990 and Alaska Airlines Flight 261.

Possibly the most famous and most satisfying salvage job Marsh participated in involved the raising of the Ehime Maru, a 741-ton gross Japanese fishing vessel that was rammed by a US. submarine near Hawaii and sank in 2000 feet of water.  Nine Japanese sailors died in the accident.  Marsh led the successful effort to raise the ship and recover the bodies for their relatives.  To illustrate the technology and engineering of deep sea salvage, Marsh's presentation will discuss the Ehime Maru incident and facts, describe the initial search for the vessel and its damage survey, and describe the salvage details.  The presentation will highlight the technical and diplomatic challenges for this complex deep water operation.

For his innovation, leadership, and technical excellence, Marsh was awarded the prestigious Gold Medal by the American Society of Naval Engineers in 2002.  Marsh graduated from Oregon State University and is currently Senior Manager of Business Development at AMSEC LLC.

WHERE:
USD -- Joan Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110
Driving/Parking Directions:  http://peace.sandiego.edu/about/directions.html        (On-site, self parking is complimentary)

Check in at the Registration Table in the Rotunda for your menu ticket and table number of your ASME table.  If you are registering after the deadline please see the NEW SD Treasurer at the Registration Table (or the ASME person assigned to collect payments at the Banquet).

SCHEDULE (Feb 23, 2007):
6:00 pm     Rotunda:  Registration, No-host Reception (beverages are $3.00 each, 1 free per ticket), Sponsor Exhibits
7:00 pm     Banquet Room (A, B, C, D):  Dinner
8:00 pm     2007 NEW SD Awards Presentations (Engineer of the Year, Outstanding Engineering Educator, Outstanding Project, and Outstanding Service.)
8:15 pm     Keynote Speaker:  Capt. Bert Marsh, PE, US Navy (ret.)
9:30 pm     Conclusion of 2007 NEW SD Awards Banquet

RESERVATION:
Send check, payable to ASME San Diego Section, for $37.50 per person to be received by February 9, 2007, to: Phil Young, ASME / NEW Coordinator, 1328 Emerald Street, San Diego, CA 92109-3044.  Please include for each person the full name and meal selection (fish, chicken, or veggies).  Dinner includes one ticket for the no-host bar (soft drink, beer, or wine), salad, chocolate mousse dessert, and coffee.  After February 9, the cost is $40 per person and the dinner selection would be Chef’s Choice.

For further information about the Banquet contact Phil Young, youngp@asme.org or (w) 858-627-6376
For further information about National Engineers Week--San Diego, consult www.newsd.org
SPONSOR AND HOST:
The National Engineers Week San Diego Awards Banquet is sponsored by the San Diego County Engineering Council with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) as General Chair and hosted by University of San Diego (USD).