Technical Scuba Diving
It has been another interesting year. Last year I posted a Top 10 Diving Recap so I thought I would do the same for 2021. I started private pilot lessons near the end of this year and I started reading Fate Is The Hunter which is a memoir by Ernest Gann about the early years [...]
Diving and taking photos at the bell on the Typo wreck 180' deep in 40F water (Photo Credit: Mel Clark) Background Quite a few people have asked about the equipment needed to safely dive and photograph wrecks that are 200 feet deep in 38-40F water at the bottom and with reasonably long (75-90 minute) decompression [...]
Background The Typo was named by the owners in recognition of the their successful printing and writing careers. The triple-masted 137-foot "canaler" was built in 1872-1873 by the Wolf and Davidson Shipbuilding company in Milwaukee and launched in March of 1873. Canaler ships were designed to fit the width and length of the locks on [...]
Background The Windiate is probably the most popular deep wreck in the Presque Isle area -- and for good reason. The wreck is sitting upright in 180 feet of water and it is in pristine condition and very picturesque. The three masts are still standing, the wheel at the stern is still attached, and the [...]
Background The Norman was a large 300 foot long, 40 foot wide bulk freighter that was another victim of a collision in heavy fog -- like so many other wrecks in the area. The Norman was built in 1890 by Globe Iron Works in Cleveland, Ohio and was one of the first propeller-driven steel tankers [...]
Background The Florida was built in 1889 in Buffalo. New York. It was was a large package freighter that carried a wide variety of cargo, including boxes, barrels, and also bulk cargo such as corn and coal. It was powered by a steam engine but was built at a time when steamships still had sails [...]
Background I just returned from a dive trip with Mel Clark to the wrecks of Presque Isle which is near Rogers City, Michigan in the northern part of Lake Huron. I flew into Detroit airport and then drove about 4 hours north to stay in Rogers City for the week. We had mostly good weather [...]