ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, hiː ˌʌndɚtˈʊk ðə mˈɪʃən ʌv ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹɪŋ ɐ mˌɛdɪˈiːvəl ʃˈɪpɹɛk ˈɔf ðə kˈoʊst əvə smˈɔːl ɡɹˈiːk ˈaɪlənd kˈɔːld naɪsˈiəɹoʊz.
In the summer of 2001, he undertook the mission of recovering a mediaeval shipwreck off the coast of a small Greek island called Nysiros.