500 (or so) got wrecked on the week-end in Welland, Ontario
. 18th annual Shipwreck Festival sets a record for number of paid attendees Over 500 wreck aficionados crowded into a high school theatre in Welland to hear North America's top shipwreck experts talk about their latest underwear finds. Shipwreck 2012, Ontario's largest underwater event, is an annual symposium staged by the Niagara Dive Association (NDA). This year's wreckstock set an attendance record. " We reached that magical number of 500 paid attendance" said volunteer organizer Ian Marshall on Saturday at the Welland Centennial High School , just as the Shipwreck 2012 conference was wrapping up, "We do know that we sold over 500 passes, but, there were a number of divers who bought tickets but didn't them up so the actual attendance will be a little lower than tickets sold. But, of course, we have to add in all the unpaid exhibitors and speakers numbers too, to find out how many made it here this year. Going to be next week before w