Dover Strait U-boat to be moved0

August 20th, 2007 by admin in NEWS and Wrecks

The wreck of a World War I German submarine is to be moved because it is a danger to shipping off Dover.
The U-boat, which has been in the Dover Strait since 1918, is 23.5m (77ft) below the surface, which does not leave enough clearance for modern ships.
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BRITANNIC Expedition 20070

June 24th, 2007 by admin in NEWS and Wrecks

Hellas Underwater Explorers (HUE)/Petrou George have the honour to announce the agreement with Britannic Foundation. According with this agreement HUE is going to be responsible for the Britannic Expedition 2007. The expedition will take place from 10-13th of September 2007 in Kea Island, Greece.
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157-year-old shipwreck found in lake1

June 22nd, 2007 by admin in Archaeology and NEWS and Wrecks

VERMILION, Ohio, USA - The wreckage of a steamship that sank in 1850 after its boilers exploded has been discovered at the bottom of Lake Erie.
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Claims sunken warship HMAS Sydney finally found0

May 30th, 2007 by admin in Wrecks

A BRITISH maritime researcher claims to have solved one of Australia’s greatest wartime mysteries by locating the wreck of HMAS Sydney.
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Ultimate destination Watamula - The last trip of the Fokker Fairchild 271

May 10th, 2007 by admin in Scuba diving and NEWS and Wrecks

At 11 o’clock sharp all beams and air bags were attached and the Fokker Fairchild 27 was able to be lifted from the bottom and led into the water. It took less than 2 minutes for the plane to touch the surface of the water. Afterwards it was towed by a fishing boat ~1 kilometre to the south.
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Diving the HMS Victoria off the coast of Lebanon0

May 6th, 2007 by admin in NEWS and Wrecks

Our friend, Ali Alshawaf from the Kuwait Center of diving and water activies send us two videos from the dive of Mark Ellyatt.
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Thistelegorn Wreck in the Red Sea0

May 3rd, 2007 by admin in General and Wrecks

Ali Alshawaf (ali@kcd.com.kw), from the “Kuwait Center of Diving” www.kcd.com.kw send us some photos from the “Thistelegorn Wreck” in the Red Sea.

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Frigate HMAS Adelaide to be sunk off new south wales coast0

April 12th, 2007 by admin in Military and NEWS and Wrecks

From the Australian minister of defense: “I am pleased to announce I have selected New South Wales to be gifted the Royal Australian Navy Guided Missile Frigate HMAS Adelaide for sinking as a dive wreck. more…

Robot Sub to Probe Sunken Cruise Ship - Sea Diamond0

April 10th, 2007 by admin in ROV, AUV, UUV and NEWS and Wrecks

ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek rescuers will deploy a robot submarine to search for the bodies of two French tourists believed to have drowned when a cruise ship sank off a resort island in the Aegean Sea last week, authorities said Monday, April 9th, 2007.

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Millionaire diver wins right to explore wreck of the Lusitania0

April 6th, 2007 by admin in NEWS and Wrecks

Mystery surrounding the sinking of the Lusitania may be resolved after the American owner of the Cunard liner won his case to dive on the wreck.

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