Large Documented Treasures Remain on both Leocadia and Aguila Volante Wrecks

[xaos]

With such conditions, wont the recovery be spread all over the place after a few hundred years?

An oil drum full of concrete is not going to resist the mightiest of waves.

What is the water depth?

It is fairly easy to calculate the force of the wave at depth. Water depth, wavelength and wave height can be used to calculate the force of the water column at depth.

(damn, just realised this is an 11 year old thread coming back to life!)

OP probably tried that oil drum thing, and is now with davy jones....

 

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[Mackaydon]

xaos,
Thanks for reopening the thread; it reminds me of the adventure we experienced when working in the same area many years ago.
Capitana (1654)
Don....

 

[xaos]

Sorry Don, it wasnt me....

West Coast has always been a challenge, not to mention cold!

 

[Mackaydon]

xaos,
I stand corrected; yes it was 'rage' who reopened the thread.
'rage; welcome to treasurenet !!
Don.......

 

[doc-d]

That area would be an extremely dangerous place to dive......

 

[Jason in Enid]

xaos,
Thanks for reopening the thread; it reminds me of the adventure we experienced when working in the same area many years ago.
Capitana (1654)
Don....

I realize its an OOOOLD thread, but still a fun read. Looking at the GE maps of the area, looks like a diver would need a good norteno to calm the waters enough for a day of diving. But from similarly situated coastlines, youd have to spend years grabbing a few dives every few months. Take a long time to learn the site and would probably take a stroke of luck to find anything.

 

[WaveJunky757]

Always a good read , old or not. Glad to see there’s some new activity on shipwrecks. Seems like an intriguing site challenged by logistics and Mother Nature. Most intriguing is the potential for what’s left.

 

[Magoopeter]

This might be the answer

 

[xaos]

I was thinking of dropping a cofferdam from a barge..work it and move it along the bottom.

magoo...that contraption would become more flotsam/jetsam in that surf!