I have chartered a boat to do a three-tank dive, at least one of which will be on Blackthorn, on Sunday, July 25.
The other dips will depend on what sites the recreational fisherman don't have covered when we arrive on scene, probably Sheridan, Seafood Barge, or Tabletop Ledge.
Diving with us that day will be the officer in charge of the Coast Guard dive team that worked with US Navy Salvage to raise the Blackthorn, recover the bodies, transport it to its current site, and prepare it to be sunk again in 1980. His knowledge of the event is encyclopedic.
The year after the sinking, I was assigned to the sister ship of Blackthorn that took over the Blackthorn's Operating Area. Later I served on another ship under the last successful CO of the Blackthorn, an officer who interviewed many of the survivors as part of the investigation. The Blackthorn accident investigation was a formative part of my initial training as a deck watch officer.
If you want to dive the Blackthorn and learn about the collision, the salvage, and how the tragedy changed the way the Coast Guard trains its officers, this is a dive you won't want to miss.
As of today I have two seats remaining. $200 per person.
Send me a message if you're interested.
The other dips will depend on what sites the recreational fisherman don't have covered when we arrive on scene, probably Sheridan, Seafood Barge, or Tabletop Ledge.
Diving with us that day will be the officer in charge of the Coast Guard dive team that worked with US Navy Salvage to raise the Blackthorn, recover the bodies, transport it to its current site, and prepare it to be sunk again in 1980. His knowledge of the event is encyclopedic.
The year after the sinking, I was assigned to the sister ship of Blackthorn that took over the Blackthorn's Operating Area. Later I served on another ship under the last successful CO of the Blackthorn, an officer who interviewed many of the survivors as part of the investigation. The Blackthorn accident investigation was a formative part of my initial training as a deck watch officer.
If you want to dive the Blackthorn and learn about the collision, the salvage, and how the tragedy changed the way the Coast Guard trains its officers, this is a dive you won't want to miss.
As of today I have two seats remaining. $200 per person.
Send me a message if you're interested.
