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01-10-2017, 11:19 AM | #1 |
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Submarine Sinking
I just got the word that Palm Beach County just approved the sinking of a 300 ft long Submarine off of Juno Pier.
More Info to come soon. How cool is that.!!!!!! Last edited by Scubadood; 01-12-2017 at 04:57 PM. |
01-10-2017, 09:48 PM | #2 |
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how big of a sub?
how deep will they sink it? we have a sub off key west - but it is at 230ft deep- so the fisherman get to use it- but only a handful of tech divers have seen it. I wish they would put it in 120 to 130ft deep - that would be SICK! AWESOME!
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01-12-2017, 03:59 AM | #4 |
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01-12-2017, 01:56 PM | #5 |
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This is the submarine I believe....
http://www.cvanews.org/CVANEWSHistUSSClamgore.htm In 75 feet of water says the palm beach post At over 300 feet long, and pretty shallow, that will be a super cool wreck to free dive. |
01-12-2017, 04:32 PM | #6 |
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Back in 1979 I got to dive on the USS Bluegill off the coast of Maui. It laid in the sand at 135 fsw. Great dive. I have photos but they're not digital. Here's a link to the wreck. It was raised and sunk in deep water a few years later.
http://www.maui-scuba.com/wrecks/bluegill.htm |
01-12-2017, 04:57 PM | #7 |
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01-12-2017, 06:54 PM | #8 |
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Here are some of the details on the sub. I'm doing the bottom surveying for the County like I did for the recent Ana Cecilia Artificial Reef sinking.
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01-12-2017, 07:01 PM | #9 |
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Here are some videos of the submarine.
USS Clamagore Submarine Dive Alarm https://youtu.be/FUADlCYz4x4 10 Minute Video Tour of the exterior and interior of the USS Clamagore WWII Submarine in 2015 https://youtu.be/AKREKwW7sCg |
01-12-2017, 07:06 PM | #10 |
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The location I am video surveying the 90 foot bottom is Southeast of the Juno Beach Pier, North of Shark Canyon and West of Juno Ledge. Here are some recent drone shots.
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01-13-2017, 10:41 AM | #11 |
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Hey Tony , if you need an extra hand in doing some bottom survey work
I am available. I did something similar in Darwin Harbour Australia years ago.I was involved with Surveying for some EOD guys for ordinance on a few wrecks there. Very Cool stuff. |
01-13-2017, 07:03 PM | #12 |
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Sure Harald. Here's an article for review. I was there at the County Commission meeting when it was approved. Tony
Palm Beach County OKs $1 million for sinking sub as artificial reef By Eliot Kleinberg - Palm Beach Post Staff http://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/...PxvFCPgqkBWmM/ . |
01-18-2017, 12:34 AM | #13 |
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Awesome. Can't wait to dive this wreck.
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01-18-2017, 06:23 AM | #14 |
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Yes indeed. I had lunch with the contractor controlling this project yesterday. He sank major artificial reef wrecks in the Keys.
The project is moving forward well with a target sinking date in July 2017. He has the County's $1 million plus another group's $1 million lined up. The total budget is $4 million and he is working on the missing $2 million funding gap. I am going to approach a billionaire friend of mine who scuba dives for some of this gap money. If anyone else knows of potential donors, please let me know. Fingers crossed the sub goes under the waterline in July of this year. There will be tremendous fanfare I'm sure. Tony . |
01-18-2017, 01:27 PM | #15 | |
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Great work on the Submarine , they have the right man on it. |
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