Greetings from Diego Garcia

holesdug · Dec 16, 2008

Hi all,
This my first post but I have been a big fan of MD'ers & treasurenet for many years and all of your posts make me very jealous! Currently I am supporting the very fine U.S. military way over here on the other side of the planet but there is always stuff to be detected. These are items I found a couple of years ago on the "ROCK". Not much to speak of but what the heck detecting is detecting, right? There is alot of history on this island smack dap in the middle of the Indian Ocean and one day I may find something of historical significance. I found these meager findings with a Garret GTAX 550. Wishing all of you Md'ers a very merry Christmas and, of course, a great detecting new year!!!
Holesdug

juju · Dec 16, 2008

Welcome to T-Net. Happy Holidays and thank you for your service.
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JuJu

holesdug · Dec 16, 2008

Thanks Juju....Hope to find pirate treasure. This island is/was right in the path of the East India Trade Company back in the 1700, 1800's and of course prime pickins' for the pirate folk!!!

Holesdug

baylorhall · Dec 16, 2008

Thanks for serving our country! Have a Merry Christmas!

crazyjarhead · Dec 16, 2008

Welcome to TNET and I know exactly where you are as so many B52 missions have been flown out of there striking the bad guys all over the globe. >:(

Missouri_John · Dec 16, 2008

my dad made a couple of stops there when he was in the navy and described how hot it was there. Best of luck finding some treasure and thank you for serving in the best military in the world

halfdime · Dec 16, 2008

jethro1982 knows where you are; I believe he's flown a bird or two in and out of the place.

Gilligan · Dec 16, 2008

Welcome to Tnet! I had a friend who was stationed there on Diego back during Desert Storm. There should be some good stuff to be found there for sure and good luck hunting! Bryan in NC

cybercop106 · Dec 16, 2008

Welcome and good fortune in your treasure searching.
I was Army, so never stationed at Diego but 'passed' through a couple times on the way to the 'Sandbox' in the early 80s. Haven't heard much since then but they were really building up the island's facilities at the time.
Is it still an unaccompanied tour?
Oh, and have problems with the natives smoothed out yet? Even back then they were trying to return...... never knew if they were successful or not, but knowing UK colonization practices I doubt it. The Navy patrols caught a couple trying to sneak back in while we were there.

phantomfinder · Dec 16, 2008

WELCOME to Treasurenet

, hope too see lots of cool things you find out there on your hunts. 8)
Hope too see you around :thumbsup:

Bavaria Mike · Dec 16, 2008

Welcome to the forum! I'll bet there is some old stuff waiting for you to dig but, it will probably be deep. Check out the beach hunting forums for best conditions. HH, Mike

holesdug · Dec 16, 2008

Cybercop106 said:
Welcome and good fortune in your treasure searching.
I was Army, so never stationed at Diego but 'passed' through a couple times on the way to the 'Sandbox' in the early 80s. Haven't heard much since then but they were really building up the island's facilities at the time.
Is it still an unaccompanied tour?
Oh, and have problems with the natives smoothed out yet? Even back then they were trying to return...... never knew if they were successful or not, but knowing UK colonization practices I doubt it. The Navy patrols caught a couple trying to sneak back in while we were there.

Hi Cybercop106, yeah it is still unaccompanied tours and there is still unrest amongst the Chagos natives. The British Government has said that the Chagos (Marisians...sorry if spelled wrong) former residents are allowed to visit but on a very limited basis for right now. Lots of stories of people attempting to sail & land but that's a big NO NO and their boats are normally confiscated and sunk for new artificial reef if they first can't be sold in some way.

Have a good one...Holesdug

pippinwhitepaws · Dec 16, 2008

howdy, is that PBY still on the beach?

TimC (North Alabama) · Dec 16, 2008

Welcome to Tnet and a great wealth of information :thumbsup:

holesdug · Dec 16, 2008

pippinwhitepaws said:
howdy, is that PBY still on the beach?

Hi there Pippinwhitepaws...HAHA the PBY is not around to my knowledge (or that I can find anyway) but plenty of other goodies one of which we affectionately call the "temple of doom". I'll get a photo out on this. I did some MD'ing around the "temple" but the Garrett was singing iron and that's all I pulled. There is another beach area called point Mariana here that has alot of bottles, porcelian, and a former French "leper colony". Anyone who knows the history of this island knows that this colony goes way back and just buildings remain. I checked these out but the only thing I dug was an old communion medal which I will post as well.
All for now...Holesdug

holesdug · Dec 16, 2008

Bavaria Mike said:
Welcome to the forum! I'll bet there is some old stuff waiting for you to dig but, it will probably be deep. Check out the beach hunting forums for best conditions. HH, Mike

Thanks Bavaria Mike and I have read many of your posts & finds. Most excellent... I was stationed at Hahn AB in Germany for 2+ years and I had a great time! Yeah my digging has been deep and to date I only have some clad to show for it but determination will pay off!!!
Merry Christmas...Holesdug

ivan salis · Dec 16, 2008

back in 1985 to 1989 spent about 4 years ( 4 months on island / 2 months off tours of duty) on "the footprint of freedom " as a us merchant mariner on the prepo ships * -- there is an old treasure baring vessel sank there (portugese I think) but the brits don't want folks to know about it (the navy divers used to get black coral long ago too)--the " british claimed" island was abandoned for a long time after WW2 --and local squaters moved in and made a fishing village there --had kids ect.--- after the fall of the shah of iran -- the brits and us needed a electronic evesdropping base so the brits came and offered a meager bit of cash for the squaters to move --some took it . however others did not --those that did not were "forcibly removed" to marius and "dumped" there by brit marines and their homes on the island razed -- there was an old french coconut "coppra" plantion but you had to get the brits ok to go there --old plate shards and other leftover goodies could be found there * as well as a old beer drinking mule --poor old fellow's long dead I'm sure.
katy the pby from WW2 was blown ashore during a storm --she was used for anti submarine patrols . (ps no chicken kicking) I was at the island during the imfamous "stabbing" at the brit club -- it was my third cook "red" who did the deed --in a fit of rage over a gal.--the guy lived no thanks to red who stabbed him several times in the chest with a boning knife (reportly thrown in the lagoon) Ivan

cybercop106 · Dec 16, 2008

holesdug said:
Cybercop106 said:

Welcome and good fortune in your treasure searching.
I was Army, so never stationed at Diego but 'passed' through a couple times on the way to the 'Sandbox' in the early 80s. Haven't heard much since then but they were really building up the island's facilities at the time.
Is it still an unaccompanied tour?
Oh, and have problems with the natives smoothed out yet? Even back then they were trying to return...... never knew if they were successful or not, but knowing UK colonization practices I doubt it. The Navy patrols caught a couple trying to sneak back in while we were there.

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Hi Cybercop106, yeah it is still unaccompanied tours and there is still unrest amongst the Chagos natives. The British Government has said that the Chagos (Marisians...sorry if spelled wrong) former residents are allowed to visit but on a very limited basis for right now. Lots of stories of people attempting to sail & land but that's a big NO NO and their boats are normally confiscated and sunk for new artificial reef if they first can't be sold in some way.
Have a good one...Holesdug

Yeah last I heard they let them come back periodically to tend to their ancestor's graves and such but still weren't allowed to live on the island anymore. Figured it wouldn't change. Well, who knows what will happen by 2016......... :wink:

Take care and keep your head down....................

geo4472 · Dec 16, 2008

finds are finds beats a blank when i served on the mt hood we stopped there couple times got to go ashore the cbs being the enterprizing men they were would buy all the beer then when fleet guys like me came in after 3-4 months at sea wanted beer would pay 6-8 dollars a six pack now that may not sound like alot but that was back in 1980 and i think they got them for like $1.50...lol