The Heritage Alliance welcomes The Maritime Archaeology Sea Trust (MAST) as its newest member.
MAST was founded in 2011 to address a gaping disparity in the way our underwater maritime cultural heritage is protected compared to how cultural heritage is respected on land. In the last eight years MAST has become a champion for maritime heritage in the UK conducting maritime archaeological projects; quietly influencing heritage management by Government; increasing public awareness, education, training and campaigning.
The team combines high-level strategic management with experience unrivalled in the heritage sector in investigating and analysing threats to historic and designated wrecks within the UK Territorial Sea and the wider UK Maritime Area . MAST led the ongoing investigation into the exploitation of UK historic wrecks by commercial treasure hunters and salvors including the attacks on designated World War One wrecks and wrecks defined under the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001.