

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: February Immerse Yourself! The Shipwreck, Secret War & Stolen Jade
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: John Christopher Fine is a Master Scuba Instructor and author who has dived on shipwrecks all over the world. His bibliography includes Treasures of the Spanish Main: Shipwrecked Galleons in the New World and Lost on the Ocean Floor: Diving the World's Ghost Ships. He has also written extensively on ocean pollution, and is the liaison officer of the United Nations Environment Programme and the Confédération Mondiale des Activités Subaquatiques. John is a fellow of the Explorers Club and a member of the Academy of Underwater Arts and Sciences.

In this presentation, John will take us through the story of the SS Springfjord, a ship sunk by the CIA as part of a coup designed to overthrow the elected government of Guatemala. The program will also cover the destruction of a protected biosphere by organized criminals to steal jadeite, the most valuable gemstone in the world found now only in quantity in Guatemala.

This event will take place at 7 PM on Wednesday, February 18 at the History of Diving Museum. It will be available both in-person and virtually. 

RSVP to attend in-person here: https://forms.gle/X9s3tmsAr87euC5A7
Or join us virtually here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/wL576MQiStOk3h8fpn3pdQ

Thank you to this month's Immerse Yourself sponsor: EZ Storage.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/islamorada/february-immerse-yourself-the-shipwreck-secret-war-and-stolen-jade/200029348469144
- **Event Categories**: art, meetups, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 10

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029348469144?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=islamorada-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Islamorada
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL, United States, Florida 33036
- **lat**: 24.9311
- **long**: -80.62086
- **full address**: 82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL, United States, Florida 33036

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: History of Diving Museum (https://allevents.in/org/history-of-diving-museum/4558484)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 82990 Overseas Hwy, Islamorada, FL, United States, Florida 33036
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** History of Diving Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, meetups, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about February Immerse Yourself! The Shipwreck, Secret War & Stolen Jade ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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