im looking to hire/talk to someone who has dived ss merida

Salvor6

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On May 12th, 1911, the American steamer MERIDA, built in 1906 by William Cramp & Sons, Ship & Engine Building Co. and owned by New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co., on voyage from Vera Cruz to New York with general cargo, sank after a collision with the ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, 55 miles east from Cape Charles. She lies in 210' of water. The cargo consisted of 17 tons of Mexican gold, silver and jewels that the president of Mexico was shipping to safety before he was overthrown in a coup. The Merida was 400 foot long with a 50 foot beam and weighed 6207 tons.
 

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On May 12th, 1911, the American steamer MERIDA, built in 1906 by William Cramp & Sons, Ship & Engine Building Co. and owned by New York & Cuba Mail Steamship Co., on voyage from Vera Cruz to New York with general cargo, sank after a collision with the ADMIRAL FARRAGUT, 55 miles east from Cape Charles. She lies in 210' of water. The cargo consisted of 17 tons of Mexican gold, silver and jewels that the president of Mexico was shipping to safety before he was overthrown in a coup. The Merida was 400 foot long with a 50 foot beam and weighed 6207 tons.
Pete, wasn't that ship salvaged?
 

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Yes it was salvaged 13 years after it sank but they only got one silver bar off the wreck.
 

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Yes it was salvaged 13 years after it sank but they only got one silver bar off the wreck.

I putting my flippers and goggles on as we speak.....:laughing7:
 

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BVI... I am just taking mine off :P
 

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I putting my flippers and goggles on as we speak.....:laughing7:

Hey Captain... There was only one Flipper on the TV Show that ran from 1964 to 1967! My question is, how did you get two of them and more importantly, how did you get them on your' feet?:icon_scratch: I hope your' goggles are those cool looking goggles that the Minions wear!:laughing7:


Frank
 

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Hey Captain... There was only one Flipper on the TV Show that ran from 1964 to 1967! My question is, how did you get two of them and more importantly, how did you get them on your' feet?:icon_scratch: I hope your' goggles are those cool looking goggles that the Minions wear!:laughing7:


Frank


I was showing off my technical knowledge of diving, as you can see, I know all the words!:laughing7:

I think Sadds was probably confused though....:tongue3:
 

SADS 669

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Flippers, goggles, horse collars, they all work over 200 ft,....ha ha.
 

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