Mikey mate, you
are waxing lyrical,
and quite eloquent old chap!
Quote: (Originally Posted by
undrh2o)
The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald in the great lakes is one such wreck that has gotten lots of debate. Although at the depth she rests, she is out of the reach of all but the most technical of technical divers.
Given the reference to the above wreck I would like to just make mention of what I have always considered to be one of the great unsung wreck dives of the last, errr, well, err, well since so called 'technical' diving began. And that has to be Terrence N Tysall's and The Crazy (no offence meant) Russian's (Mike Zee) dive on the Fitz on 1st Sept 1995 to 161m/528ft on OC. As you may know, Lake Superior, at the best of times, is not all that warm, so that was quite a feat. Quite a feat! And although the bottom time may not have been long compared to todays 'standards', it was not just a 'touch and go' to say "I was there" either, and while supported ably and safely, was done so minimumly and without fuss. (Unlike some peoples dives, even now. And surprise surprise, they even came back and told the truth about it. How old fashioned.)
As a matter of fact TNT racked up a few pretty big 'remote location' dives (for that time period) on OC that year; a 120m/400ft+ series in the Blue Hole off Belize (IIRC Matt?) which was no 'touch and go' either, and then a mere 110m/360ft in November of the same year for the first scuba dive (Bob Ballard had 'dived' there previously in a submersible) on the USS Atlanta off Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. Again, no bounce there either.
Not a bad effort back then, and I think in the space of three months, if you ask me.
PS. Just a clarification so no misunderstanding. Re USS Atlanta; It was not untill 1997 that TNT and I went back to Atlanta and made some video survey dives on her to her max depth of 131m/430ft. As stated, that first visit in 95 was just to 110m/360ft.
K.