Coolest/Most Unique "Finds" While Diving?

[Larryjd1]

A few years ago, a group of us were traveling from Northern California to Southern to dive the oil rigs just off the coast.

We went down a day early, and did a shore dive that was supposedly in the area where they filmed some of the diving for the old '60s TV show, "Sea Hunt" - most famous for bad guys always trying to cut the air hose during underwater wrestling fights. During our dive, I found an old rusty knife that immediately made me feel like I had come across TV history. It probably wasn't, but it did put a big smile on my face and a story to tell.

 

[Pressurehead]

Fully rigged yacht in 18m 1985 or 86 off Middle Head Sydney, old auto pistol at the mouth of the Tweed river [Qld side], 303 rifle off Fort Denison Sydney Harbour, again 85 or 86, in very poor condition.

 

[dmaziuk]

Did you keep them? Could've gotten "fair price" 19 years later.

 

[Tracy]

This prohibition whisky from the Detroit River was a nice find.

 

[Scott]

Years ago it was common to find old bottles. Now it’s Go Pro’s, sunglasses, an occasion trolling motor.
The most recent surprise was a full scuba kit rented from a LDS. A group a couple weeks prior we’re on a pontoon boat and one diver left their gear standing up. As another boat past, the wake tipped it over and into the water.
We found it a couple weeks later at about 90’. Both the LDS and diver were happy for its return.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

I found some RayBans recently. Retailed at $175 +/-. Gave them to my son in law.
Found a gun years ago at Blue Heron Bridge. Probably the most popular dive site in the US. In Florida at least. The cops that I handed it off to -- long story short-- were fired when it was found out they decided to keep it.. Cheapo gun too..

One of the most unusual was the purple "toy."

 

[Cthippo]

The one I am most proud of is a whole-ass uncharted shipwreck.

I have a bottle off of it and left two more on the sternpost for future divers.

I could have grabbed the anchor off of the tug Charlotte, but decided I don't really need it. Pulled a kayak paddle out of Lake Samish a couple months ago that I gave to one of my partners for her kids. Found a sunken rowboat someone tried to convert to a homemade jet boat and dropped a large rock through when that didn't work.

People just don't swim as much around here and so the opportunities for "booty" are less. I should go take a dive off Taylor Street Dock and see what they have dropped one of these days.

 

[clownfishsydney]

I found a 0.303 rifle (cut down) and ammunition to suit just over a year ago on a dive in Port Hacking, Sydney. It still worked, despite been up to 100 years old.

Handed to police, who then came and took a statement. Then next day police divers went there looking for more stuff, don't think they found anything more.

 

[BoltSnap]

Handed to police, who then came and took a statement. Then next day police divers went there looking for more stuff, don't think they found anything more.

You didn't get to keep it?

 

[Belzelbub]

I don’t often dive at popular dive spots, so not a lot of lost dive gear. I have found a few things, though.

Found a titanium dive knife.
Found more anchors than I know what to do with. Have three on the boat, and two more around the house. Sold a few that I didn’t need. Best was a stainless plow anchor that I use.
Several years ago, I found a 3 lb soft weight. Then another a few feet away. I then realized that I had neglected to close the red zipper on my new BC’s weight pockets.