Technical Scuba Diving
I was perusing through various Rebreatherworld posts and ran across one about a "mystery wreck" that had been started back in 2011 timeframe. You probably need a subscription to view the posts, but this is here for me as a reminder. 300' Deep Appears to be some kind of sub but then there is evidence [...]
After having my 2019 trip cut short due to a diver getting DCS, I then had my 2020 trip canceled due to Covid-19. I had been planning on, and training for, my original Bikini trip for about 3-4 years so this has been a long time in the making. Here are some of my objectives [...]
In my final post on the UB-88, I thought it would fun, unique, and interesting to post before & after pictures of the UB-88. I've dug up photos from the excellent http://ub88.org website and a few other places of the UB-88 prior to sinking and then I've taken quite a few pictures of the wreck [...]
On my second dive on the UB88 on August 3, I was with Drew Wilson. Our plan was for me to shine two really bright 15k lumen lights on the wreck as I took pictures and then Drew would swim off in the distance and take pictures without any artificial light. This would achieve two [...]
After my first dive on the UB88 back in July, I had been thinking about doing a penetration dive on the submarine. I had always told myself "there is no way I'm going to go into a sub" -- especially a small WW 1 German sub at a depth of nearly 200 feet. However, the [...]
After diving the USS Hogan, we decided to investigate a potential new site that Tyler had coordinates for. The depth sonar showed a blip so Tyler put on his doubles for a quick look. It turns out it was a large "mushroom" anchor. Oh well. We then motored to a site where a Corsair was [...]
The USS Hogan (DD-178) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the US Navy during World War II. She was decommissioned in 1922 and then recommissioned in 1940 and converted to a high speed minesweeper and reclassified as DMS-6. She had a lot of active duty in WW 2 in the Pacific Fleet and was involved in [...]
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