Technical Scuba Diving
Intro When we asked for permission / sponsorship from the Naval History & Heritage Command (NHHC) to dive the USS Moray, we indicated that our primary goal was to build a photogrammetry model. I knew it would take more than one dive to build a high-resolution model -- but I wasn't sure how many. The [...]
Intro / Background Hot on the heels of my Bikini Atoll trip, Tyler and I had a big adventure planned closer to home and this one was a long time in the making as well. A long time ago, I had read the first dive report on the USS Moray (SS-300) from 2012 and knew [...]
Background The Burns has been on my project list for quite some time. Along with the Hopewell, and the Vammen, it one of the trio of San Clemente Island Destroyers that are all deep but can be dived. After the morning dive on the Vammen and a 2.5 hour surface interval, Kevin Bond and I [...]
USS Vammen Background The USS Vammen is a Buckley-class Destroyer Escort that was sunk off of the "backside" of San Clemente Island. The wreck was first discovered by the UB88 team in August 2010 and the first divers on the wreck were John Walker and Kendall Raines and Scott Brooks as a safety diver. The [...]
Yeah, I'm runnin' down a dreamThat never would come to meWorkin' on a mystery, goin' wherever it leadsI'm runnin' down a dreamTom Petty I've dreamed of diving the Vammen and the Burns for a very long time -- just not both on the same day! This is a story of what is probably the most [...]