Daryl Christofi: Difference between revisions

Daryl Christofi "started out" in the [[Merchant Navy]], with his first [[diving]] experience being in the [[South China Sea]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daryl Christofi (feature)|Daryl Christofi]]'') He had many other dives after this. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! (short story)|Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!]]'')

He later began work on [[Book (Daryl Christofi)|a book]] about his experiences. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daryl Christofi (feature)|Daryl Christofi]]'')

In the [[2010s]], Daryl obtained some of the [[salvage rights]] to the [[steamship|steam]] [[freighter ship|freighter]] ''[[Elysium (The Elysium)|Elysium]]'', which had [[The Crash of the Elysium|crashed]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! (short story)|Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!]]'') on [[17 July]] [[1888]] due to either a [[storm]] or something to do with some sort of [[Weeping Angel (Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm)|angelic statue]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm (short story)|Pride of Mayfield Star Lines Beached in Devastating Storm]]'') His goal, after consulting the [[shipping log]]s, was to retrieve the [[£]][[10000000 (number)|10000000]] worth of [[gold]] [[ingot]]s within the ship's [[cargo]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! (short story)|Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!]]'') to fund future diving projects. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daryl Christofi (feature)|Daryl Christofi]]'')  

At this time, Daryl began updating his website, [[Daryl the Diver]], to document his efforts, but he was distracted by the dives themselves, leaving the site in a state of [[construction]]; his first few attempts to reach the sunken ''Elysium'' weren't successful, although he manage to eventually locate the ship, [[photograph]] it, and enter it, salvaging some [[artefact]]s including [[pottery]]. When Daryl eventually did post on his website about his progress, he apologised for the state of the website, providing a bit of the history of the ship, as well as revealing that he had [[loan]]ed out the artefacts he had recovered to [[Exhibition (Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!)|a touring exhibition]] about the ''Elysium''. Daryl planned to return to the ''Elysium'' as soon as he had received new [[light]]s and [[scanner|scanning equipment]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! (short story)|Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You!]]'')

Daryl also revealed more personal information about himself on his website, such as his experience, current projects, and hopes; one such hope was that, if he could meet any one historical figure, he'd choose [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]], whom he referred to as "[[the Guvnor]]". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Daryl Christofi (feature)|Daryl Christofi]]'')