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In memory of
Joseph "Joe" Mark Mazraani
Millstone Township
1978 - July 29, 2025
1978 - Jul 29, 2025
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In lieu of flowers
Please consider a donation to Captain Joe Mazraani Memorial Fund.
Joe's timeline
1978
Born
1978
1992
Immigrated to the United States from Beirut, Lebanon
1992
2004
Graduated magna cum laude from Seton Hall University Law School
2004
2010
Launched D/V Tenacious
2010
Recovered stern helm of SS Ayuruoca
2010
2012
Discovered wreck of German U-boat U-550
2012
Discovered stern wreckage of SS Pan Pennsylvania, U-550's last victim
2012
2013
Wins first major trial, acquittal in murder trial of Old Bridge Teens
September 30th, 2013
2015
Fell in love with Jennifer Sellitti
2015
2016
Featured in the book, Where Divers Dare: The Hunt for the Last U-boat
April 5th, 2016
2017
Recovered fog horn from SS Andrea Doria (later restored and blown on 65th anniversary of the sinking)
2017
2019
Discovered the bell of HMHS Britannic on American/British expedition to the wreck
2019
Subject of major legal victory in State v. Martinez after prosecutor's office attempted to spy on privileged communications
October 19th, 2019
2020
Debuts short film, Britannic's Lost Bell, co-created with Rick Simon, at Boston Sea Rovers Film Festival
2020
Featured in the book Dangerous Shallows: Ghost Ships of Cape Cod, written by Randy Peffer and Eric Takakjian
January 24th, 2020
Wins exoneration for a man who wrongfully spent 26 years in prison
July 2nd, 2020
Discovered SS West Point shipwreck
September 9th, 2020
2021
Inducted as an associate member of Boston Sea Rovers
2021
Co-led British and American expedition to RMS Lusitania
2021
Featured in Rick Ayrton and Scott Roberts' book Expedition Britannic: Diving Titanic's Sister Ship
October 5th, 2021
2023
Led Italian expedition, Un Lembo Di Patria, to SS Andrea Doria
2023
Discovered and salvaged steam whistle from SS Ayuruoca
2023
Participated in R/V Integrity's identification of Defender submarine in Long Island Sound
April 17th, 2023
2024
Wins acquittal in State vs. Puskas, a case later recognized by the National Registry of Exonerations
February 21st, 2024
Documented wreckage of MV Oregon
August 11th, 2024
Discovered Le Lyonnais shipwreck
August 22nd, 2024
2025
Featured in the epilogue to Jennifer Sellitti's book about Le Lyonnais, The Adriatic Affair: A Maritime Hit-And-Run Off the Coast of Nantucket
March 25th, 2025
Featured on the April 2025 airing of A&E's Accused: Guilty or Innocent
April 5th, 2025
Recovered gyro compass repeater from SS Andrea Doria
July 13th, 2025
Identified ST Seiner shipwreck (Discovered by DV Tenacious in 2022)
July 27th, 2025
Passed away
July 29th, 2025
Georges Bank
In lieu of flowers
Please consider a donation to Captain Joe Mazraani Memorial Fund.
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In lieu of flowers
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