Revolutionizing Underwater
Rescue
Archaeology
to Protect Our Past
Our history
Seafarer Exploration (SFRX) is an underwater archaeological exploration and technology company innovating how underwater history is discovered, conserved, and experienced. Its mission is to rescue an unparalleled collection of historical artifacts from the waters of the world while adhering to the highest code of archaeological ethics. To achieve its mission, Seafarer Exploration has originated the practice of underwater rescue archaeology, which involves sensitive research, documentation, exploration, recovery, and conservation of historic underwater sites before they are lost to the elements forever. Seafarer Exploration has assembled a multi-disciplinary team of experts in the fields particular to underwater rescue archaeology – from underwater archaeologists and conservationists to engineers and experienced mariners. This team has developed and continuously advances breakthrough technologies and state-of-the-art processes essential to the unique demands of underwater rescue archaeology. For example, innovative technology developed by Seafarer Exploration has revolutionized how the location, depth, size, and composition of buried objects are determined. This radically reduces the time and resources required to explore a site and enables surgical underwater archaeological investigations. Artifacts recovered by Seafarer Exploration are meticulously conserved, documented, and reported in its archaeology lab, which boasts capabilities like that of a major institution or top museum but on a smaller scale.
Unlike most salvors of the past, Seafarer Exploration is not selling any of the artifacts it recovers. Instead, it will keep its collection whole and work with media partners, museums, governments, and private companies to reconsider how underwater artifacts are recorded and presented for the good of the public.
Seafarer Exploration was founded in 2007 by Kyle Kennedy, who set the vision and assembled the team. A successful investment banker, Kyle sold his broker/dealer firm to invest money and time in the development of the Seafarer Exploration. Recognizing the capital requirements associated with underwater exploration and the tremendous opportunity to advance the state of the art, Kennedy took Seafarer Exploration public in 2008 in a reverse merger. His expertise in finance and negotiation ensured Seafarer has had resources and acquired critical assets for success when many others have fallen short.
Corporate Leadership

Kyle Kennedy
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Kennedy founded Seafarer in 2007 and negotiated a reverse merger in 2008, resulting in Seafarer becoming a public company. Mr. Kennedy has raised over $23 million in paid-in capital through family, friends, and other investors and has structured a viable footprint in multiple countries, including France, Spain, and Cuba. Mr. Kennedy also has the distinction of being the only person in the United States to receive a full 1A-31 Recovery Permit from the Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research in over 37 years.

Tim Reynolds
Head Engineer

Andrew Owens
Archaeologist

Bob Baer
Archaeologist

Dante Volpe
Senior Engineer

Tom Soeder
Board Member

Brad Clark
Board Member

Maximilian Thyssen
Advisor

Peter Ensio
Advisor

Frederick Rector
Advisor