Found last week, out today

[riverdiver]

We found this anchor a couple weeks ago and put bringing it up because it is so big. Glad it's over.
Ed

 

[Scared Silly]

Hmm, looks like your gonna need a bigger lift bag. Your finds are great. How goes the sales?

 

[riverdiver]

Need a larger bag ? We had 22,000 pounds of lift on this anchor to get it up. The funny thing is we use a 19' boat to dive off, hook up the bags and tow with. No sales yet this year but 2 are spoken for and have a lead on another.

 

[augk]

holy anchor batman that thing is huge.

 

[Bound]

That thing is incredible.

 

[dutchpickle]

pretty cool, rd, pretty cool...!

dp

 

[Mr.X]

Congrats. I know how much work is involved. Tons of it - literally!

Question: Why were these anchors ditched? Doesn't make sense for the ship owners to lose money by ditching them? Or, for some reason were they put down to hold the ship fast in bad currents, or situations etc. Anchors seem to be early 20th century design? We have a couple of huge anchors but they are in salt water and not worth the effort to bring up.

Cheers,

X

 

[riverdiver]

We have very strong currents, and I think that it would be to expensave to get a salvage crew and find and bring up. And the ship has to keep moving or it will loose money.

 

[UnderSeaBumbleBee]

In the picture, there is a tiny orange chain on one side of the anchor. What is that for?

 

[Mr.X]

We have very strong currents, and I think that it would be to expensave to get a salvage crew and find and bring up. And the ship has to keep moving or it will loose money.

Makes sense (cents too!). Again, congrats. on your finds and keeping us posted. I appreciate the fact that you're out there doing it. Find more stuff, it's always interesting.


X - In secret wreck hunter