Here she comes....Vandenberg!!!

[BlueWaterDiving]

No I did not I was in the engine room looking at the charges and removing line in -0 vis. If I get back in to work on the dishs I can do it then

 

[mike_s]

This is interesting... according to Barneys post on The Deco Stop

Yes, the dishes broke from their pedestals, but were cabled down at the last minute as a requirement from the FKNMS so as not to fall off the ship (actually, due to this and some other goofs, the project almost got shut down last Friday). It sounds like the dishes will be chained down in the short-term, and likely removed in the long-term.

Here are some interesting shots.... of the Dishes

in Pic 1, you can clearly see the force of the water hitting and going through both dishes.

In Pic 2, you can see one of the dishes inverted floating on the surface for a few moments before it sunk. It's pretty clear that it broke free of it's chains/cables.

 

[ONESPEED]

Here's a link to a local news report on the sinking of the Vandenberg. If you click the video link in the article there is some very cool footage of the Vandenberg being towed out that gives awesome perspective of the size and layout of this ship: WWII-era ship becomes sunken reef off Key West - Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Channel 7 News Fox WSVN-TV

 

[Reef_Haven]

Captain's Corner is pulling their boat out of the water for a few days starting June 1, for Coast Guard Certification. I've already booked my spot the following week.

 

[Buoyant1]

This is interesting... according to Barneys post on The Deco Stop






Here are some interesting shots.... of the Dishes

in Pic 1, you can clearly see the force of the water hitting and going through both dishes.

In Pic 2, you can see one of the dishes inverted floating on the surface for a few moments before it sunk. It's pretty clear that it broke free of it's chains/cables.

Well... then just toss them over the side and give the "tech" guys something to go see at max depth! (and those of us that'll sneak down there anyway)

BWD, those depths would be a cool thing if you can pull it off...

Mike...yeah..I'm bummed that the props were left off...but that only makes another "swim through"!

 

[trtldvr]

Anyone know what the water temp is down around 100 feet there?

Low 80s. I wore a 2mil vest and never felt chilled

 

[MasterGeorge]

a couple underwater photos here:

USS Vandenberg

looks like the barracuda are checking it out too

 

[DiveScoop]

Just heard that they are looking at Saturday to open things up for divers!

Diving Likely Open on Vandenberg Saturday

 

[Aggie Diver]

Low 80s. I wore a 2mil vest and never felt chilled

trtl,

Did you make note of key depths while on the dive by any chance?

Thanks.

 

[Don S.]

Main Deck on port side is between 84 & 86 feet. Kingposts are about 48 to 50 feet. As a side note for everyone, this wreck has great potential for all levels of diving experience. Please stay within your level of training! If you want to see other areas of this wreck I encourage you to get the proper traing first. Before you start to exceed your limits, think of the husbands, wives, mothers & fathers that will be put in harms way to either save you or recover you!