Technical Scuba Diving
Background The Parat is actually one of two wrecks in a combo dive! In December 15, 1944 the German freighter MV Ferndale was underway on a pitch-black night as part of a convoy going from Bergen to Alesund. The German ships would hide out during the day and then move at night in an effort [...]
Intro One of the tools that I have been using and experimenting with is an Insta360 x4 camera. They make a few different cameras but the one I have has two spherical cameras that face outwards and is used to film a complete 360 view video. Photos of the x4 from the Insta360 Website The [...]
Intro The KNM Uller was the last wreck I dove during my trip to Gulen, Norway and it was on the top of my list to dive. During my research before the trip, I had seen pictures of the massive cannon and the mines at the bow of the Uller and thought that it would [...]
Background When I originally created my UB88 Photogrammetry Model it was November 2021 and one of the points of interest for me was using photogrammetry as a tool to see how the wreck had changed and deteriorated since it was discovered in 2003. I don't think I have dove that wreck since the epic series [...]
Intro When I won the UPY contest for Wrecks in 2023, I was given the opportunity to select a prize. As I looked through the options, I was interested in the dive trip offered by Gulen Dive Resort in Norway. I took a quick look at their website and saw a ton of information about [...]
Background I've spent the past 12-18 months thinking about how to best show the insides of wrecks to both divers and non-divers. This post is the first in a series of probably 4 or 5 parts. Each post will highlight some of the techniques and challenges I have faced while working on this long-term project. [...]
Introduction Tyler and I got a lead on a P-38 that was in deep water (325 fsw) off of Point Loma so we decided to go out with Chris & Lora on the Marrisa. For those types of depths, it is always good to have a couple of divers with you that you know will [...]
Summary Back in January, we were on the D/V Triton and found an airplane wreck from a target Tyler found. We preliminarily identified it as a Hellcat and likely a drone (F6F-xK). This past week, we went back to the site in order to (a) better document it and (b) find the tail section and [...]
Intro Tyler had a list of targets that we had looked at earlier this year which resulted in the Hellcat wreck and then also the Squeezer Dredge barge. We had scanned a few others during those trips and put them on the "further investigate" list. Plenty of targets to investigate... (sorry the map is pixelilzed) [...]
Intro This was one of my "to-do" list projects for 2024. I originally dove the New Saturnia with Tyler and Lora on the Marissa back in October 2020 and we had amazing visibility at a site known for hit-and-miss visibility. In Aug 2023, Steve Lawson & Chris Gilmartin invited me to go dive the New [...]
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