Second dive on the Cape Charles photogrammetry project. A stiff current and unusually warm 71°F water on the bottom, but the bow and pilothouse are now done and the Dive 1 alignment issue is fixed.
Cape Charles Wreck Photogrammetry Model – Dive 2
Tag: Point Loma
PBM Mariner Wreck: Side-by-Side Photogrammetry Model Comparisons
The author revisits the PBM Mariner wreck off Point Loma to improve a previous photogrammetry model, dealing with minor equipment issues and poor surface conditions during the dive. The new model features enhanced color and detail, providing a more accurate visual document of the historically significant wreck for an upcoming book.
Revisiting the TBM Avenger: A Deep-Wreck Photogrammetry Project
Photogrammetry model of a deep TBM Avenger that crashed in 1952. Bureau Number is 53439.
Diving Viking Targets II (Point Loma, California — ~ 200 fsw)
As part of our search to find the Ables' Viking, we had a bunch of targets to dive (shown in the diagram below). On previous dives, we had identified a Wing Section (green pin in the diagram) that might be from the S-3 Viking and a debris field of a WW II Airplane (one of [...]
Mystery WW II Airplane (Point Loma — 190 fsw)
While searching for the Ables Viking, AUV scans with UCSD/Scripps turned up a debris field. We dove it, and we believe it’s a Corsair.
2024 Top 10 Dives & Projects
Intro This will be my fifth "Top 10 Dive & Project" list since I started the tradition in 2020. I don't think I will ever top 2023 which included diving in some of the most remote places on the planet (Antartica and Bikini Atoll) and also the pinnacle of wreck diving, the HMHS Britannic. However, [...]
Expedition Unknown S12 | E8
Intro [NB: I want to set the record straight: Tyler Stalter was the person who came up with the whole idea for this episode and he also found and identified the Bearcat target that we dove during filming. The filming date got moved around and Tyler couldn't participate due to work commitments. We filmed multiple [...]
2023 Top 10 Dives & Projects
Intro This will be my fourth Top 10 Dive list since I started the tradition in 2020. I honestly thought I would never top 2022 which included wreck diving trips to Croatia & Malta and discovering numerous new wrecks here in Southern California. Happily, I was wrong. 🙂 I'll say it again this year: I [...]
Diving Deep Targets (Pt Loma — 280 fsw)
Intro Tyler and I had a few targets that were deep that we wanted to check out and we had a weather window recently to go look at them. We headed out on Dec 11, 2023 on the Marissa with Lora, Chris, Captain & Scout. Tyler had a friend who had located an airplane during [...]
Unknown / Unidentified Object (Pt Loma — 225 fsw)
Background I've got a few posts about local dives that have been on hold for a while as I was preparing for and going on my trip to Bikini Atoll (more posts on that coming up)! This one is about something that is very weird that we dove as the first dive on the morning [...]
