Technical Scuba Diving
Intro I published a Top 10 Diving Recap in 2020 and then again in 2021. This year I am making it a "Top 10 Dives and Projects" list since quite a bit of my diving this year has been working on more longer-term projects that involve multiple dives on the same wreck. It has been [...]
I previously detailed the history of the Southwold wreck so I won't repeat that. The bow section is about 300m / 1000 feet away from the stern section and is relatively deep so it really requires a second, separate dive. Below is a composite image from the original post as a reference (stern is on [...]
Background The HMS Southwold was probably my favorite dive in Malta. However, I missed four days of diving due to Covid so my data set isn't as large as I would have liked. I will do two separate posts for the Southwold : this post for the Stern section dive and then a separate post [...]
Background The Polynesian is probably one of the most famous technical dives in Malta -- I'm guessing this is due to her massive size and also to the fact that she was sunk by a torpedo from a German submarine during World War I in August 1918. SS Polynesien as a passenger liner (Photo: University [...]
Background The Junkers Ju 88 is a German WW II twin-engine aircraft that had multiple roles. Similar to other German bombers, it had different modifications / configurations and was used as a bomber, a diver bomber, torpedo bomber, reconnaissance plane, etc. with more than 15,000 built. Photo from Smithsonian Institution While looking for photos for [...]
Background Before diving the Stubborn, my friend John Entwistle said to me "it is just a metal tube, right?" My answer was "yes, but..." The Stubborn was a S-class submarine in the British fleet that launched on 11 Nov 1942. The Stubborn spent most of her early career close to home operating off the Scandavian [...]
Background Malta was the third trip in my Spring/Summer trifecta (first was Palau in Mar/Apr and then second was Vis, Croatia in May). I was really looking forward to this trip. I had done quite a bit of research and started planning it about 6-9 months ago. I saw the videos and pictures of the [...]