Technical Scuba Diving
Introduction After we deployed the AUV with UCSD/Scripps, we had a few targets to dive in our quest to find the S-3 Viking. We conducted two dives on 3 October 2025 and this was the second dive (more on the first dive in another post). This target was actually at the very southwest corner of [...]
Background For close to a decade for Tyler and over 5 years for me, we have been trying to find a S-3 Viking that crashed off Point Loma, California in the late 1970s. The project got started when Tyler was contacted by the daughter of the pilot Kenneth Ables whose body was never found. We [...]
Introduction On June 8, 2025, there was a tragic and fatal airplane accident in the ocean 3 miles off Point Loma, California. A twin engine Cessna 414 had problems almost immediately after takeoff. According to recordings with the tower, the pilot was having trouble and struggling to maintain altitude. The tower was directing him to [...]
(Lead Photo Credit : Ben Lair) Introduction This was my last dive in Malin Head and it proved to be a great one. The U-2511 was a Type XXI submarine that was built near the end of WW II. But -- that alone doesn't make it special. What makes this submarine special is that it [...]
(Lead Photo Credit: Ben Lair) Introduction The SS Justicia is one of the three most popular wrecks in Malin Head, Ireland (the others being the HMS Audacious and the SS Empire Heritage). She is also the second largest ship sank by enemy action in WW 1. The only ship bigger that sank during WW 1 [...]
Introduction According to Dean @ Mevagh Diving, we are only the fourth team to dive the D6 submarine. The D6 also carries a few "firsts" which makes her a very special dive indeed: First (?) submarine-on-submarine sinking Only dive-able British submarine in Irish waters First British submarine with a deck gun It is so rare [...]
Introduction The Empire Heritage began life as a South African whale factory ship completed in July 1930 and named Tafelberg. The name translates to "Table Mountain" and is a reference to a famous mountain overlooking South Africa. She had a reinforced hull for navigating the Antarctic waters (which would be ideal for wartime service) and [...]
Introduction What a great name for a battleship! The HMS Audacious was the final of four King George V-class dreadnought battleships. She was laid down in March 1911, Completed in August 1913 and Commissioned on 15 October 1913. The photo below is uncredited but shows the Audacious during her trials in 1913 before being commissioned. [...]
Introduction This has been a long time coming ... I've been thinking about building a photogrammetry model of the USS Emmons for years. It is an epic wreck that is on the edge of recreational diving in terms of depth. It is, in my opinion, one of the best US Warship wrecks within dive-able depths. [...]
Intro The USS Emmons (DD-457/DMS-22) is one of the premier US warships -- sank during wartime -- that is in dive-able range in the world. The history of the Emmons is rich having served both in the Atlantic during D-Day at Normandy and in the Pacific during Operation Iceberg. Sixty lives were lost when she [...]
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