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Ables’ Viking Search Part II (Point Loma, California)
Background NB: This post was written a while ago and we have made more progress so I wanted to get this published before I publish some additional updates. 🙂 We have been searching for a S-3 Viking for years and recently conducted two days of searching with UCSD/Scripps using their Iver3 AUV and then did…
Anacapa Marine Vessel Engine (130 fsw)
Introduction There is an engine block off the West End of Anacapa Island near Cat Rock that has been dove many times but, as far as I know, never been conclusively identified. It reminds me of the Atlas engines on other typical early-to-mid century fishing vessels such as the Nightingale, the New Saturnia, the Vashon,…
M/V Triple Crown (Santa Barbara Channel — 260 fsw)
Introduction Exactly 57 years ago today (November 25th, 1968), nine people died during the tragic sinking of the M/VTriple Crown…. It was 3:45am with winds at 30 knots and gusting. The ocean was a cold 57 degrees and tumultuous with a 10 foot swell from the west crossing with a 3-5 foot surface wave from…
Diving Targets (Point Loma, California — ~ 200 fsw)
As part of our search to find the Ables’ Viking, we had a bunch of targets to dive (shown in the diagram below). On previous dives, we had identified a Wing Section (green pin in the diagram) that might be from the S-3 Viking and a debris field of a WW II Airplane (one of…
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