Things you've found under water

[enzeddiver]

found the usual flotsam and jetsam that most divers do...except
1-GMC Jimmy in 8 feet of water, luckily no occupant
2- 14 fiberglass runabout with 40 hp Johnson-again no occupant
3- 10 lb dive weight, uh, how does a diver miss that?
4- $540 wrist computer...no occupant when I sold it, told them to tell me where they dive so I can get it again.
5- numerous anchors, some with price tags, some with or without lines, sold some at a swapmeet, waterlogged anchors-boater tested, diver approved

 

[maged_mmh]

Instructor's OW slate#2

 

[Zerovis]

went out at the weekend 3 dives and
one 14kg shot belt
one 3kg lead block
4 fishing lures and weight
and a carved statue of a Chinese noble man most likely a giant chess piece.

 

[Clanggedin]

I found a full bottle of Mike's Hard Lemonade, but I ended up losing it while making a shore exit.

I also found a pair of bra and panties. I bet it was from some unlucky skinny dipper.

 

[Baracuda Smile]

I found a full bottle of Mike's Hard Lemonade, but I ended up losing it while making a shore exit.

I also found a pair of bra and panties. I bet it was from some unlucky skinny dipper.

In Okinawa, Japan we find panties all the time, I am just waiting for one of these night dives when I return to the exit only to scare the piss out of one of these skinny dippers.

Photo #1 Me holding up a pair of panties that I found
Photo #2 Underwater fishing a new PADI specialty that I am working on.

 

[mk-ultra]

My friend and I brought our dive gear on a lakeside camping trip in the El Dorado "desolation wilderness" area near Lake Tahoe. We weren't even sure we were going to dive it -- snorkeling on previous trips revealed little of interest, but what the heck -- might as well get in some practice.

About 60' from shore, slinking along the mostly yucky bottom, I catch what looks like a piece of black pipe sticking out from the muck with my light. I swim over, give it a tug, and OMG -- it's a rifle. More specifically, an AR-15 or M-16. We both surface and give it a look-over. It's in great shape... no rust.

Stamped on the left side near the magazine:

Property of US Govt
M-16 A2
Cal 5.56 MM
[serial number]

with a Colt stamp to the right of the magazine.

My buddy and I were pretty bug-eyed by our find. I made sure the fire selector was on safe and we brought it back in, mostly going "holy ***** holy ***** holy *****" the whole time.

Back on land I hit the magazine release and pulled the charging handle back to see that nothing was chambered. Hrm. Something looks weird.

AHHHH.

Looking at the top of the magazine -- this "M-16" turned out to be one of those expensive Japanese replica airsoft guns. Real metal (with a plastic stock and foregrip -- just like a real M-16)... and realistic weight. Guess some kids in a boat were out screwing around and dropped it overboard?

Feel sorry for whoever lost it -- I found they're about $400. We talked to the rangers to see if anyone had reported it missing. Nope. Our toy now Gave it three soaks in the bathtub, blew it out with compressed air and let it dry, lubed it with teflon, and replaced the battery pack. Works like a charm!

Mostly used for ambushing cardboard boxes in my living room. Mostly.

 

[Timoblue]

In Okinawa, Japan we find panties all the time, I am just waiting for one of these night dives when I return to the exit only to scare the piss out of one of these skinny dippers.

Just don't get caught wearing them at the same time


Found:

Rusty bread knife.

PadLock with key in place.

Fancy mask.

1 fin.

Peace n quiet.

 

[Graeme Tolton]

6 pack of coca cola (full)
100' safety spool
100's of fishing lures
binoculars
5/8" combination wrench
Antique bottles
Marine flare casing
5 pin bowling ball
flower vase
mastercraft 3/8" ratchet
Face mask
Propeller
Mesh loot bag
Set of false teeth (got a reward for that one)
Much much more... can't remember any others right now.

 

[Ready Diver]

In Okinawa, Japan we find panties all the time, I am just waiting for one of these night dives when I return to the exit only to scare the piss out of one of these skinny dippers.

Photo #1 Me holding up a pair of panties that I found
Photo #2 Underwater fishing a new PADI specialty that I am working on.

That's funny that you found a fishing pole. I was diving with a buddy in Monterey and at about 80` found a deep sea fishing pole - bout 10 feet long. My buddy decided to bring it up, so he carried it for another 20 min or so until the end of the dive! It's good to get rid of some of the trash out there.

 

[cappyjon431]

16 of us will be doing a reef cleanup on Sunday, April 19th. We cleaned up the same reef on October 4th and pulled out 400 pounds of trash, mostly cans and bottles. It should be interesting to see what we get this time.