Scott Williams, left, and volunteers conduct auger testing for the Beeswax Wreck Project.

ASTORIA — Maritime archaeologists will host the annual Columbia River Shipwreck Conference from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Columbia River Maritime Museum.

The event will begin with an introduction to the Maritime Archaeological Society, followed by a survey of the Youngs Bay archaeological landscape and a series of presentations about shipwreck search and discovery.

Many of these will focus on the ongoing search for the Santo Cristo de Burgos, a 17th century Manila galleon, also known as the Beeswax wreck.

Tickets for the event are $20, available at the door. For more information, visit www.crmm.org.