New Wreck For South Australia

[DiveTub]

Hi All thought you may be interested in the New Wreck about to be sunk in South Australia

The HMAS Hobart will go down in a few hours time

http://www.hobartreef.com.au

 

[Scubaroo]

I couldn't find a reference to how deep the wreck is expected to settle.

 

[DiveTub]

http://www.dive-southaustralia.com/

The Hobart will be sunk upright in 30 metres of water. The top section of the mast may have to be sawn off to keep to a minimum depth of 6 metres. They are aiming to keep the wreck as intact as possible and not put large holes in the hull, as in the case of the HMAS Swan. Our club will be given equal access to the mooring buoys, which will have a time limit of 90 minutes. No boat is allowed to anchor within 200 metres of the wreck. The conduct of supervised groups will be a nice little earner for the local dive shops but it does mean that the ship will retain its authenticity and hopefully maintain its popularity. In Perth, they lost 70% of their customers when they holed the Swan, so Nick told me.

The same crowd who sank the Swan will perform the sinking of the Hobart. As most of us know already, they are busy preparing the ship at Port Adelaide. The big day is set for sometime in mid to late 2001.

Highlights in the life of HMAS Hobart, a Charles F Adams Class guided missile destroyer, include being commissioned in 1965, coming under fire in the Vietnam War whilst on loan to the US Navy Seventh Fleet and making it to Port Adelaide.

 

[Scubaroo]

Apparently the Hobart went down yesterday, bow first, to make a perfectly upright landing on the bottom. Certainly would be a fun dive - the Yukon which I've dived on, and I'm guessing I'll get to the Speigal one day, are both a bit lopsided

A new 437' wreck for Australia!

 

[DiverBuoy]

I was reading about one local shop in your area planning tours starting Nov 30th. I was reading the requirements placed on divers and I liked these two:

All divers must first undertake an orientation dive on the Hobart with a Dive Guide.

Depending on the divers experience level further dives may need to be under the supervision of a dive guide.

I wish we had similiar enforcements in California (and the US).

 

[Scubaroo]

DiverBuoy once bubbled...
I wish we had similiar enforcements in California (and the US).

WHY?

Let me clarify the question - what dives would guided orientations be required on? Enforced by who?

 

[DiverBuoy]

bengiddins once bubbled...
WHY?

Let me clarify the question - what dives would guided orientations be required on? Enforced by who?

You mean for California right? My comment is I wish they would do that here!

Who? Yukon dive experienced DMs or other professionals from the dive boat or dive operation.

Where? Any dive on the Yukon, Mission Bay San Diego. Where previous experience ON THE YUKON could not be shown or at least some form of adv cert or wreck specialty level certifications.

 

[farrakhan]

:wacko:

I've done this dive close to twenty times since the sinking. It really is a great experience to watch first hand the growth and marine life that grow virtually every week we dive. It is 30m to the sand bottom with many flatheads and crabs, but the more interesting parts of this dive are at the 15-20m mark. Plenty of safe penetration is available with light always seen. Obviously because of the depth and the currants which can be bad at times, penetration should only be attempted by those trained properly to do so. There are plenty of photo opportunities with the toilets still intact. One of my favorite dive's which I will continue doing for years to come