Historically what depth do very old ships wreck in? What depth would you search?

[BVI Hunter]

Bad eyesight?

HINT:


should have moved somewhere where the wrecks are easy to spot......

 

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[huntsman53]

Bad eyesight?

HINT:


should have moved somewhere where the wrecks are easy to spot......




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Dang Captain, there is enough steel there to build you 2 or 3 Super Yachts! Get at it and get'er done.


Frank

 

[SADS 669]

Bad eyesight?

HINT:

should have moved somewhere where the wrecks are easy to spot......

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Git

 

[ivan salis]

or diseases from human waste * -- not good to get nicked on a shellfish oyster bed near one of those wastepipes

 

[huntsman53]

Git

? For us Yanks, what does Git mean?


Frank

 

[BVI Hunter]

? For us Yanks, what does Git mean?


Frank

Its Latin for "I wish I had your good looks, charm and skill at finding coins" - or something similar.....

 

[SADS 669]

? For us Yanks, what does Git mean?

Frank

It is as close to a very bad word you can get without the person really taking offense, sort of yellow on the traffic light instead of red.

Jerk is the only American word that is close. In real terms if someone gets one over on you, calling them a Git is accepting that they got the better of you but it doesn't mean you have to be happy about it so BVI becomes a Git.

I wanted to call him a tosser but that has just strayed into red on the traffic light, ask him about what that means LOL dde0a I just did one translation for you.......

 

[SADS 669]

Its Latin for "I wish I had your good looks, charm and skill at finding coins" - or something similar.....

No it's not, it means you have annoyed me and its the worst word I can get away with on this site without being told to go stand in the corner. Hopefully non of the moderators are Brits?😊

 

[BVI Hunter]

See how nitrogen narcosis can effect your way of thinking? think the Latin is correct!

PLONKER!

hey Del, I heard two blokes talking about them old white 5 pound notes the other day.......
play it cool Trigger, play it cool...........

 

[old man]

It is as close to a very bad word you can get without the person really taking offense, sort of yellow on the traffic light instead of red.

Jerk is the only American word that is close. In real terms if someone gets one over on you, calling them a Git is accepting that they got the better of you but it doesn't mean you have to be happy about it so BVI becomes a Git.

I wanted to call him a tosser but that has just strayed into red on the traffic light, ask him about what that means LOL dde0a I just did one translation for you.......

As Long as you don't call him a Wanker, I think you might be OK

 

[SADS 669]

As Long as you don't call him a Wanker, I think you might be OK

What an accurate translation ( oops I said It out loud) 😊

 

[Uncle Jeff]

I am searching for shipwrecks with very little local info, legend or pointers about where to look.

If you had to search "cold" what target depth or depths would you select to have the best chance to discover a debris field that might lead to a wreck?

OK can't hold back any longer.....

What ever depth you are searching in, I would check them bottom first. Ba-Da-Boom

 

[SADS 669]

OK can't hold back any longer.....

What ever depth you are searching in, I would check them bottom first. Ba-Da-Boom

Uncle,

Do I have to start on you now?dde0a To get anything sensible out of you. It's bad enough with BVI and a bunch of Franks without you pitching on. Thanks for the advice, I will no longer look for any floating cannons...... Or should I say sewer pipes😊

 

[Salvor6]

Wow SADS, what did you start? I can't believe 33 replies in one day! So I have to put my 2 cents in. As a dive professional, all dive pros dive solo. Its no big deal if you know what you're doing and with 1,500 logged dives you certainly know what you're doing.
Another correction; basic open water certified divers are restricted to 60' depth, not 40'.

 

[huntsman53]

Wow SADS, what did you start? I can't believe 33 replies in one day! So I have to put my 2 cents in. As a dive professional, all dive pros dive solo. Its no big deal if you know what you're doing and with 1,500 logged dives you certainly know what you're doing.
Another correction; basic open water certified divers are restricted to 60' depth, not 40'.

I believe that "Jason in Enid" was referring to the limits for Limeys not Yanks! LOL!!


Frank

 

[Jason in Enid]

....... I would love to see two bikini clad ladies covered in barnacles, and bottom growth. .....( Oops did I say that out loud)

I feel like there's a joke about British women in there somewhere.....

 

[Jason in Enid]

Wow SADS, what did you start? I can't believe 33 replies in one day! So I have to put my 2 cents in. As a dive professional, all dive pros dive solo. Its no big deal if you know what you're doing and with 1,500 logged dives you certainly know what you're doing.
Another correction; basic open water certified divers are restricted to 60' depth, not 40'.

Yes, its should have been 60', and no, they are not restricted. It is recommended until more experience is gained. There is nothing that says "thou shall not decend deeper than 60 for any reason"

An Open Water cert means you get to plan your dive and dive your plan. ANY dive within the NDL is acceptable. Is it prudent for a brand new diver? No. But nobody needs any other card to dive deeper either. Slow, progressive stretching of the boundaries up to NDL is all you need. Not more plastic.

 

[SADS 669]

Wow SADS, what did you start? I can't believe 33 replies in one day! So I have to put my 2 cents in. As a dive professional, all dive pros dive solo. Its no big deal if you know what you're doing and with 1,500 logged dives you certainly know what you're doing.
Another correction; basic open water certified divers are restricted to 60' depth, not 40'.

Hey Salvor,

Thanks for chiming in with your 2 cents worth, I note your post was concise, to the point and professional, if only all of the other 33 posts you mentioned applied the same care to this thread (sigh), ( between you and me a couple of them are windbags) VLOL 😊

Seriously, the whole solo diving thing often has a life of its own and I truly feel safer on my own than with some or should I say most of the people I have been put with or from an employment point of view been responsible for, Chatty Cathy and Fat Fred are often such a liability to your own life you need to be almost psychic to get back on the boat in one piece.

Back to the thread, what is your opinion about finding a wreck " cold" on the reefs here in the Bahamas. I am off on a little exped in my boat soon to where I know there have been wrecks from deep water but I will then need to find the beginning of the breadcrumb trail. Any tips from you or any other shipwreck hounds would be very welcome and I'll PM you all with a photo of anything I find.

 

[SADS 669]

Kevin,

I am glad I gave you a chuckle! I had no idea that you live in the Bahamas as your' profile says "Long Island", so I assumed New York! Also, if you eluded to your location in a posting, I somehow missed it.

I understand your skill level and confidence when it comes to diving solo but you only need to read some of the recent Threads and Post on TNnet to see that some very highly skilled divers that had logged probably many thousands of hours of diving, have recently perished due to underwater accidents. Even if you poke a lot of jest our way, we wouldn't want to hear that something bad had happened to you!

While there may not be many places near you in the Bahamas to do research, I am sure that some of the old locals have some good stories tell and information that they will freely give out once they know you. This is the very reason that my old friend Roy Ridgeway that I had when I lived in Key West was so successful in finding Spanish shipwreck coins, many other valuable treasures and valuable 1700's and 1800's bottles, because he knew or got to know all of the old sailors and locals up and down the Florida Keys, he had a good ear and always had a good sense of what and what wasn't a good lead.

Good luck and be safe!


Frank

Thanks Frank,

I am indeed aware of the very sad passing of divers who make me look like an absolute novice but I do know that EVERY single one of them went on to the next place doing something they absolutely adored and I promise you I will do my best not to become a statistic.

I am working on the info angle but there are very few people here in the first place and I am extremely new to the community so I have set next year or this winter as the time to buy a beer or two around town as it were.

By the way, you mentioned poking jest but man alive you and " the Tool" not to mention BVI and the Enid file, could give lessons. I just try to maintain my reputation as being a grumpy git. Even Uncle and Mekong were joining in the comedy club auditions..... Outstanding all of them by the way.

 

[Jolly Mon]

The 3 fathom curve in the vicinity of the Cat Cays might not be a bad spot to look.
It is pretty much the narrowest spot in the Bahama Channel and has a nice little "shelf" between 3 and 10 fathoms...plenty of space for a ship to come to rest without sliding down into the briny deep.
Just to the south of the Cat Cays, are the Victory Cays. I don't know the genesis of that place name, but I include a clipping from 1838 for your consideration. You will no doubt take note of the ship Victory, Capt. Dunham, lost in the vicinity with $30,000 in specie aboard. I do not know if the ship has been found and salvaged, but the area would seem to be an ideal shipwreck trap.

Oct 4th, 1838