Underwater Exploration
Marion Link on the Columbus expedition
Selling Link Aviation allowed Ed Link to devote more time to diving and treasure-trawling with his family. Ed was especially interested in wrecks of Spanish galleons off the coast of Florida and the Florida Keys for their treasures and historical artifacts.
The Link family spent time exploring areas in the Bahamas, Haiti, Jamaica, Israel, Greece, Sicily, France, and the Silver Shoals, a large expanse of coral reef near Hispaniola. They engaged in many archaeological explorations to discover landmarks, wreckage, and other historic objects. In 1952, the Smithsonian Institution and the National Geographic Society sponsored an excavation of the sunken city of Port Royal, Jamaica. Link and U.S. Navy divers found hundreds of artifacts that made valuable contributions to the historical narrative.
The Link family with the Sea Diver II
Brass pocket watch (1687)
Mosaic Tiles
Amphora
Excavated column