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RPM Nautical Foundation (RPMNF) is a nonprofitarchaeological research and educational organization dedicated to the advancement ofmaritime archaeology that includeslittoral surveys and excavation of individualshipwreck andharbor sites.
RPM Nautical Foundation is organized within the meaning of sections170(c)(2) and 501(c)(3) of theUnited States Internal Revenue Code. RPMNF has identified and researchedMediterranean countries.[1] RPMNF's projects have recorded shipwreck sites and harbors in Spain, Albania,[2] Montenegro, Croatia, Malta, Morocco, Cyprus, Sicily, Amalfi and Calabria in Italy, Tunisia, and Turkey.[citation needed] RPMNF research vessel R/VHercules is based inValletta, Malta, during the winter months.
The foundation was established in 2001 by its president, George Robb,[3] who was a director for theInstitute of Nautical Archaeology. It was established as a supporting institute for the institute's early fieldwork in Florida and selected projects in the Mediterranean.
In 2003, Jeff Royal became archaeological director, and took over as executive director in 2011. At the end of 2010, RPMNF entered into an agreement and is a supporting institute for the Program in Maritime Studies atEast Carolina University.[citation needed]