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Deep Sea ProductionsCarl Douglas ’84. Top, underwater explorationcaptured by Deep Sea Productions, Douglas’scompany.In 2004, Deep Sea Productions made thefind that essentially put it on the underseaexplorationmap—and won Douglas a citationfrom the King of Sweden. “In 1952, a SwedishAir Force DC-3 with eight men aboarddisappeared,” Douglas said. “From the beginningit was suspected that the Soviets shot it down.Over time, many fantastic theories were putforth and many divers and authorities tried tofind the wreck. We decided in 1998 to try . . .and five years later we succeeded. When theROV [Remotely Operated Vehicle, anunderwater robot] cabled up the images fromthe wreck confirming that it was the right plane,I cried.”Last year, Douglas led the diving andunderwater filming of Deep Sea Productions’largest documentary project thus far—a series onwreck diving for Swedish and Finnish nationaltelevision. Douglas said he hoped to take on lesswork and regroup in 2008, “but no such luck!We’re producing a documentary series aboutSweden’s top track-and-field athletes; we’recoproducing a TV series about a number ofmysterious deep-lying wrecks around the BritishIsles, and we’re continuing to explore theBaltic—hard at work for the next book.”Douglas mused on his major influences,admitting that he, like many others, was hookedon Jacques Cousteau at an early age. “Hemade the ocean reachable and made divingavailable and natural for so many people,” hesaid. And ten years in the military showedDouglas the value of team-building “and taughtme the wonders of working together toward acommon goal.”Even when that goal is daunting, thisunderwater explorer remains philosophical, oftenrecalling Henry Ford’s famous observation:“I’ve always believed in the saying, ‘Believe thatyou can’t, or believe that you can. Either way,you’re right.’”Learn more about Deep Sea Productions atwww.deepsea.se.9WWW.CONCORDACADEMY.ORG SPRING 2008