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Georgia (Redondo Beach, California — 135 fsw)
There has been plenty published about the Georgia fishing boat (which was originally mis-identified as the Retriever). For background, I would recommend reading the California Wreck Divers web page on the Georgia / Retriever. I had gone with Ray & Kyaa at Sundiver back up to the F4D Skyray in Santa Monica Bay to work…
Coronado Islands Fishing Vessel (165 fsw)
Intro Tyler and I had been planning a trip to the Coronado Island with Lora at Marissa Charters for a very long time. It was deferred at least 2-3 times due to weather, unplanned trips, etc. We finally got down there in early February 2026. Tyler had a friend who had seen an airplane wreck…
Announcement: Long Beach Scuba Show Presentation
I have been included in the speaker line-up at the Long Beach Scuba Show. Details of my presentation date/time and some information are: Sunday, May 31 11:30am – 12:15pm My presentation will be about some of the Southern California airplane wreck mysteries that we recently uncovered (mistaken wreck identities!) while writing my upcoming book. I…
From Italy to Aviation: The Colapietro Journey
Background For the “Aviation Wrecks of Southern California” book, one of the planned chapters is about the story of the pilot who bailed out of a F4D “Ford” Skyray at 650 miles-per-hour at 18,000 feet — and lived! I’m digging deeper into the story of Leo J. “Pete” Colapietro and trying to get more photos…
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