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From a Scuba Diving rag (IIRC): "In a poignant tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of the US Navy, the Salvage and Marine Operations (SALMO) team has successfully retrieved the bell of the USS Jacob Jones, a poignant symbol of one of the most notable shipwrecks in US naval history. After 107...

Enjoy. I-124 Submarine Expedition — Australian and New Zealand Explorers Club "In World War II Japan and Australia fought for control of the seas north of Australia. The I-124 Japanese submarine was laying mines and hunting ships outside Darwin Harbour when it was engaged by Australian forces...

No disrespect meant to yourself @rjack321, but I am simply stunned that folks would think (or now think / are taught) that 1.35 is a 'relatively high' po2, CCR or otherwise, unless one was doing very extensive long duration dives.

This thread is split from the A&I discussion involving the missing diver on the Vandenberg What about the Wilkes B, she get dived much these daze?

No bubbles, no troubles (well............................sometimes some troubles, but..............), an image from an early 1990's Aquacorps (magazine) T-shirt; photo by the late Dan Burton taken down in Key West when Billy D(eans) and Co. were assisting in training military divers in the black...

The 3D 'fly-around' of the wreck of HMS Exeter has recently been uploaded to YouTube by creator Stefan Draminski, just in time for the 81st anniversary of her sinking, along with HMS Encounter and USS Pope, on March 1st, 1942. For those so interested you can view it here;

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2023/jan/27/winners-of-the-dpgwetpixel-masters-competition-2022-in-pictures

........the Gulf of Thailand. RIP any lost. :mad: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-19/thailand-navy-ship-sinks-33-sailors-missing/101789240

Some of you 'home-built' guys might like to copy the mask this dude is wearing? :) https://scubaboard.com/community/threads/he-who-walks-on-water.620873/#post-9680996

A Soviet frogman walking on water. Interesting 'face mask' for his CCR. Actually it is part of the suit, that is the suit and mask are 'one-piece', or the one I tried on (and only 'tried-on', not used) was.

https://scubaboard.com/community/threads/the-wreck-of-hms-exeter-in-3d.620704/

Gents, A memorial web page is now up for HMS Exeter, thanks to Pierre Kosmidis of WW2wrecks.com. It contains historical photos, more 3D wreck images and a survey description of the of the wreck itself. Enjoy! A dedication to HMS Exeter, the shipwreck that disappeared, featuring 3d renditions...

I hope not! Manatee plant potential collapse: What you need to know

If you're a budding u/w photog or an experienced pro, especially shipwreck orientated, I suggest you read this post and buy the book. You will then have something to really strive for / aspire to, besides having a beautiful book. Simply the best! Best underwater shipwreck photographic book ever!

For all you wreck divers out there, and as a matter of fact anyone who appreciates truly great photography, I HIGHLY recommend the book 'Ghost Ships of the Baltic Sea' by Jonas Dahm, Carl Douglas & Max Strom. I would even go so far as to say it is the best book ever produced of underwater...

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So whadaya think, this off-board counterlung 'configuration' thing something that might catch on or what? :facepalm::rofl3:

I have always wondered, is this what is referred to as sidemount? :eek: :giggle:

But.................not in an underwater accident, so maybe not the right forum for this thread. RIP to both men anyway! https://www.smh.com.au/world/oceania/australian-briton-killed-in-explosion-in-solomon-islands-20200921-p55xip.html Australian and British bomb disposal workers killed by...

Pardon if this link has been posted before, or elsewhere in this forum, but if you want to read the details of many of the early tech diving deaths, then read the following report entitled; "Examining Early Technical Diving Deaths: The aquaCORPS Incident Reports (1992-1996)". A very long...