Spiegel Grove sinks prematurely and upside down!!...

[BIGJC]

So we're saying 130' to the deck (side) and 160' to the sand? Thats not a bad profile........

 

[WreckWriter]

Originally posted by BIGJC
So we're saying 130' to the deck (side) and 160' to the sand? Thats not a bad profile........

Wrong. She's turtled, upside down, not on her side. Full overhead environment to see anything except hull.

Tom

 

[darkmoon3d]

There's some additional impressive pictures of the sinking at: http://www.spiegelgrove.com/sinking/index.htm

 

[Rick Murchison]

Originally posted by WYDT
Ship Being Prepared For Sinking Goes Down On Its Own

Hey Rob,
Check your mail!
Rick

 

[divedude]

Originally posted by DivingGal
A Jinx I tell you!

Do you all remember the HMCS Yukon? Well she was scheduled to "sink" mid-July a couple of years ago off San Diego. Since I was going to be passing through at the begining of August, I immediately arranged to go and dive her (after all what Canadian could pass up traveling to the USA to dive a Canadian vessel?). Arrangement were made, and then poof she sank prematurely - on her side.... sigh.

I had thought that some of us were "sort of" planning to dive the
Spiegel Grove in July after Wreckmania.... poof she sinks -upside down....sigh

I don't think I should try planning to dive anything "scheduled" to sink.... I think I am a jinx

As much as I like you DivingGal
PLEASE don't plan on diving the Gatineau ;-0

 

[DivingGal]

Originally posted by divedude

As much as I like you DivingGal
PLEASE don't plan on diving the Gatineau ;-0

exactly my worry..... but I don't see how I'm not going to try for her! Unless, of course you're willing to sponsor a trip to some warm location so I'm nowhere near Kingston!

 

[Scubaroo]

Apparently plans are underway to refloat the SG right-way up, and resink as intended.

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/05/20/artificial.reef/index.html

 

[JamesK]

Originally posted by WreckWriter


Full overhead environment to see anything except hull.

Sounds fun to me!

 

[BumbleBee]

There is some updated info on what happened, and the salvage operation at Divers Direct Check it out!