Timmy Gambin is an Associate Professor in Maritime Archaeology at the Department of Classics and Archaeology, University of Malta. He graduated in History from this University and went on to attain his Masters in Maritime Archaeology and History from the University of Bristol where he also got his doctorate in Maritime Archaeology. Prof Gambin has been involved in numerous collaborative research projects, and has also co-directed numerous offshore underwater surveys in various parts of the Mediterranean. Besides excavating the Phoenician Shipwreck at a depth of 110m he was recently involved in the discovery and exploration of HMS Urge. Another of his passions is the study and exploration of aircraft wrecks situated on the seabed off Malta.