virgin wreck diving

[barney]

Last week I headed overseas to do some deepwater virgin shipwrecks.
As the trip unfolds I am adding updates to the AUE website. Check it out....
The wreck we dived yesterday was the most incredible thing I have seen. Nothing like it in the U.S. The bottom was literally white with 1800s china and porcelain, not to mention all the bottles and other goodies. Too crazy!
More fun to come soon!
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[Chagy]

Thanks for sharing and good luck!!!!

All the best,

Chagy......

 

[Peg Leg]

This is a very good article and very informative.
I have downloaded a copy for my records.
Thanks
Peg Leg

 

[pcolaboy]

Very interesting. If all goes well in the next few weeks, I may need to get your advice on something I'm working on now.

Thanks for posting!

Pcola

 

[rgecy]

barney,

Wow! Nice finds! I always enjoy visiting your site and getting the latest updates!

Keep em comin!

 

[grizzly bare]

280-290 feet! D---! That is some diving!
Thanks for the pics, will be following this thread for sure.

grizzly bare

 

[barney]

Another new wreck today, but no booty. Blown to hell. Update and pics on the website.
Stay tuned - weather looks good for the next several days!!!

 

[barney]

Another great today - kinda. We were compelled to turn around this morning and aborted our original target due to "lofty seas." We regrouped back at the dock, calculated the slack tide for closer to port, and looked at our options. We gave it another shot diving another unknown wreck a couple hours later. The seas were still sporty (to say the least), but we gave it a go. Visibility was not too spectacular, and the tide was already running on the bottom. However, I soon began pulling out porthole swingplates from the sand left and right, as well as china. Due to the low vis, I poked around slowly and eventually my buddy began flashing me urgently. I approached to find him hovering over the main bell wedged in wreckage...

Update on the AUE website coming soon.

 

[Darren in NC]

Su-weeet! Way to go, Mike! Swingplates and china would make most divers pee in their wetsuit, but a bell, too! Wow! Can't wait to see the update. Thanks for sharing, bro

Godspeed!
Darren

 

[Darren in NC]

Thank goodness I've never peed in my wetsuit :::hums innocently:::

 

[barney]

Su-weeet! Way to go, Mike! Swingplates and china would make most divers pee in their wetsuit, but a bell, too!

The guys I am diving with don't even look twice at portholes. When you see some of the pics of their collections that I will post later, you will see why. Portholes are a dime a dozen over here....crazy.

 

[rgecy]

The guys I am diving with don't even look twice at portholes........Portholes are a dime a dozen over here.

Well, you can certainly send them my way!

 

[barney]

More updates added, including one on a bell recovery and shipwreck identification!