UFOs OR USOs are possibly looting the 1715 fleet wrecks

[diverlynn]

Re: UFO's OR USO's are possibly looting the 1715 fleet wrecks

I haven't seen the sphere but I have seen the listing in the AWOIS. Always thought it would make a great dive!

Diverlynn

 

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[pcolaboy]

Re: UFO's OR USO's are possibly looting the 1715 fleet wrecks

Could it be?

.......A STAINLESS STEEL SPHERE MEASURING 30 FEET BY 45 FEET AND WEIGHING 50 TONS. DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT OF THE SPHERE PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPT. OF THE ENVIRONMENT

If FDEP knows of the exact weight / dimensions, and given the fact it is constructed of stainless steel, I have strong suspiscion that there may be some nasty stuff contained within it.

 

[ToyMan]

Re: UFO's OR USO's are possibly looting the 1715 fleet wrecks

Mystery solved. Info from NOAA's Shipwreck and Obstructions database.

SPECIAL PROJECT S-H901-WH-99; USING SIDE SCAN SONAR, NOAA SHIP WHITING FOUND A STAINLESS STEEL
SPHERE MEASURING 30 FEET BY 45 FEET AND WEIGHING 50 TONS. DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT OF THE SPHERE
PROVIDED BY THE FLORIDA DEPT. OF THE ENVIRONMENT WHICH HAD THE SPHERE SUNK FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF
A FISH HAVEN. DIVERS VISUALLY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS THE SPHERE. WHITING OBTAINED A LEAST DEPTH OF
30.1 METERS (98.75 FEET) MLLW IN LAT. 28/20/01.44N, LONG. 080/11/57.55W (NAD83) BY ECHOSOUNDER
DEVELOPMENT. (ENTERED 7/99 BY MBH)
YEARSUNK

 

[Jimi D Pirate]

Re: UFO's OR USO's are possibly looting the 1715 fleet wrecks

Good research Toyman and quick too!

 

[Skimmer]

Re: UFO's OR USO's are possibly looting the 1715 fleet wrecks

Hi-
I'm with Bill on this one.......Let go of my leg!
Mike

 

[FISHEYE]

Re: UFO's OR USO's are possibly looting the 1715 fleet wrecks

SPHERE MEASURING 30 FEET BY 45 FEET

A Sphere is perfectly round,not egg shaped like NOAA says.

Scrap stainless steel is now going for 70 cents a pound.50 tons,12 miles offshore = 70k in scrap.being its in international water.Explosives can be used to take it apart.Who wants the Sushi that the Sphere contains?