Most people dream of buying boats that float... and then are disappointed by how much work/money they are to maintain. You went the smart route... buy a boat that's already sunk. Genius! Well Played.
I’d like to see you bring up items from various vessels. China, gauges, portholes, whatever. I don’t quite understand how owning a wreck serves you, but it means something to you, so very good. Love these dives so much!
There's no real benefit from owning the wreck other than bragging rights 😁🤣 Some of my other videos show stuff coming up such as crockery and maker's plates!
That is excellent 👌🏼 I would love to own a shipwreck. I have always wanted to be a shipwreck diver. I eventually passed my padi open water two years ago at the age of 47 and I am now on a mission to become a wreck diver. I am from Liverpool and have not met many experienced wreck divers to really learn from. I am taking tips from your videos and learning little things 👌🏼 Thank you 👌🏼
Well done and good luck with your driving journey. My understanding that visibility near you is really poor so lots of people had up to the west coast off Scotland
I was a fair bit older than you. Went to Bali Kubu Tulamben in the low season Jan, Feb, March. Went there Feb March time stayed 1 month dived the Liberty wreck not sure how many times could be more than 100 over the 3 or 4 years I went there. Cost about £1000 for the dives food accomodation. Did 2 dives a day usually one on the wreck then another dive. You can do 4 dives a day with one night dive. Here's a vid which is on youtube - Bali Tulamben 22 03 19 Wreck Kardeck TG 5 steam nudi scorp. 2 divers from the UK Chris and Rick were there one year their dive club had organised the trip. Another diver from the UK did the night dives by himself. I was a bit old so only did the 2 days per day. I used to stay at Scuba Seraya, the manageress was very helpful. After 2020 she went to a different resort. There are many youtube vids of diving in the area. The Wallace line runs near to Bali.
I live in Portland Oregon, I’ll take a look at the county libraries newspaper archives to see what I can find for you as far as information about the incident with the Morrison Bridge.
Another great video by yourself, very informative as usual, I’ve always been fascinated by shipwrecks so seeing the detail and commentary in your videos is great. I did try diving many years ago but found it wasn’t really for me, I think I found it a bit claustrophobic at never felt at ease with it so to be able to experience wreck diving through your videos is great, keep up the good work and I look forward to your next video 😄
I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU HAD PURCHASED THE WRECK AND CARGO, BUT THEN READ THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 0:49... MY FRIEND IN THE EARLY 80'S PURCHASED A FEW WRECKS AND CARGO OFF THE N/E, HAD LOTS OF FUN HELPING SALVAGING THEM... STILL DIVING, BUT A BIT LONG IN THE TOOTH KNOW 🤣🤣... EXCELLENT VIDEO, STAY SAFE
Just the ship :( although cargo seems to be worthless anyway. I think you enjoyed the "golden" years of salvage and can't imagine anything similar will ever occur again.
Hello, I just watched your video introducing us to your own shipwreck and I just wanted to tell I felt a lot in of pride and passion in your voice throughtout our video. What a feeling must be being owner of his shipwreck.? Question, I am from Canada and I dive a lot in Great Lake even during winter time, The water temp is around 1-2 celsisus and we need some heating gloves and vest system to keep us in bit warmer. About you, do you wear any heating vest during your dive? If yes, what are you wearing as heating system? Thank your sharing your passion.
Thanks appreciate the feedback. Very jealous of you having the Great Lakes close by although the temperature sounds horrendous! I used to have a Themolution vest but the batteries died so I've recently upgraded to a Heat Venture Dry V3 which is great although probably isn't adequate for your situation.
Morning Oregonian., Wednesday, February 20, 1901 The Pictures appear to be from the Thursday edition. The University of Oregon has them archived online.
The price of pre nuclear era steel would definitely make it worthwhile if it's in salvageable condition. Many second world war ships are being salvaged especially in the far east.
Congrats with your purchase :) Again a lovely wreck & video! What brand and type are your strobes? Great system with those, the lazy line with tags and decobar!
Very cool. Thinking there must be a manifest on file with someone like Lloyds so you can find out more details of the cargo? Also, can I ask what strobes you use?
@@jonathankelly2249 It's possible although manifests aren't always as detailed as you might think My strobes are made by Nautilus (Hi-max) and Shark respectively. They're great bits of kit
I really enjoyed watching this video. I didn't pick this up while watching, but had you dove this wreck before? Since you're now the owner: are you making weekly/monthly dives to it?
I thought it was. I’ve got the older D611. Up to now it’s not flooded. It’s never been to the depths you go though so maybe that’s why. 57mtr tunnel in dorathea is the deepest I’ve seen so far.
I use two different ones; Nautilus (Hi-Max) and Shark. Both great! The max PO2 that you can set the rebreather to deliver is 1.5 but I'd probably shift to 1.6 if it was an option
Amazing. Given the depth and the safety measures issues (attaching name tags on the line), I assume you are a professional diver and not just a PADI 'certified' wreck-diver. By the way, what are you going to do with your wreck? Retrieve the iron and bronze and sell it or make into a tourist attraction 🙂 ?
This is just a hobby for us but we've all done it for a long time! I've got qualifications for this type of diving but they came through the British Sub Aqua Club. In my view, at this level, experience is probably more important than qualifications. I'm not planning off doing anything with wreck so the only reason I own it is for bragging rights 🤣
I enjoy watching ALL your videos! Great entertainment and and very informative. I'd imagine this wreck of yours has been dived upon many many times though. Seeing that you now own it, and any salvage rights presumably? Is it a source of low-alpha steel used for scientific purposes?
Yes I'm sure it has been regularly dived since the late 1970s. I do now own the salvage rights but I doubt there is anything of value down there - the vast majority of it will be iron rather than steel so nil value :(
Thanks so much for sharing your dive. A 1.5 PO2 setpoint at 115 feet though? Is it really worth it just to accelerate your decompression? I googled some literature on this and Areli's CNS oxygen toxicity model gives you a >1% chance of experiencing CNS oxygen toxicity on this dive. But I don't believe you are in a position to "tank" a seizure during your decompression, are you? If you seize and the loop falls out of your mouth, or you seize and begin to rise in the water column, could both lead to an unpreventable fatal outcome? I don't want you to die even 0.1% of the time doing this exact same dive, but maybe you ARE in a position to tank a seizure and survive, or maybe you were switching to a lower PO2 gas mix at some point during the decompression, not sure what you ended up doing there. That model was created using 2000 CCR dives conducted in 17-28°C waters, so maybe you are saying that going into colder water allows you to breathe a higher mix of O2 than otherwise? Or maybe you are banking on your own personal variability with regards to O2 CNS toxicity? I'm very curious if maybe you just think that the latest research on CNS toxicity for hyperbaric chambers and divers is bogus and way overestimate the risks associated here? I'm very curious on your thoughts behind that aspect of your operation. It looks like you had a ton of gas and had the ability to deco for multiple hours but maybe you are more worried about a single tank failing than having a high pressure oxygen induced seizure underwater? I'm just very keen to hear what risks you actually believe you are taking and your preparations. For example, if you were to experience one of the lesser symptoms of O2 toxicity like nausea or visual disturbances, what was your plan in that case? Of course a seizure could be the very first symptom you experience, but also just curious on what you would do if you experienced the lesser symptoms first. Really appreciate you sharing the dive and keep on doing these awesome excursions!
Good question - bottom line is yes. It's also a procedure that almost everyone I dive with follows! Here's a few more detailed thoughts though. * To the best of my knowledge, I don't think depth increases the likelihood of a hit for a given PO2. Of course, the issue is that if you get a hit then being shallower is likely to result in a better outcome * My understanding is that there is a link between work rate and oxygen toxicity. Once I get to my deco stops, I know that I'm going to be relaxed which is why I'm happy to use a higher PO2 setpoint. * Various Navies used to use really high stepoints (2+). I also know several people who use 1.5 bar throughout their dive, i.e not just on deco. As far as I'm aware, none of them have had a hit. * I've followed this procedure on many hundreds of deep dives (some with CNS up to 200%) without an issue and know lots of others who are the same. * Of course it is also normal for OC divers to use 1.6 bar. At RF4 there was an excellent slide which had depth on one axis and level of knowledge on the other. He highlighted that were diving well beyon the point a which we had any good science so almost every deep dive is a form of human experimentation!
@@391wombat UK waters are very tidal so we dive the wreck during the small slack window. During decompression we float with the tide so often surface miles from the wreck. The trapeze is suspended from the two buoys and attached to the main shot line by the lazy shot. Once all divers are on the lazy shot then the system is released. The boat follows the buoys but is also available to deal with anyone who doesn't make it back to the lazy and needs to send up a DSMB. I think I might put together a video on this topic!
In the UK, items recovered from the seabed/wrecks have to be declared to the Receiver of Wreck who then tries to locate the owner. If the owner decides they want them back then they have to pay your salvage fees, most of the time you are allowed to keep them "in lieu of salvage" Might want to have a look at my SS Afric plate video which covers this topic - ruclips.net/video/jHnA4DM7aDY/видео.html
If you enjoyed this deep wreck diving video then check out my other ones 👉www.youtube.com/@D33pUK 🙏
Most people dream of buying boats that float... and then are disappointed by how much work/money they are to maintain.
You went the smart route... buy a boat that's already sunk. Genius! Well Played.
Brilliant comment 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Enjoyed the diving video and backstory as usual, both complimented each other once again. Thanks for the ride.
Cheers - stay tuned for another next week!
In deep are probably my top dive center. Ben is a top lad and every time I dived with them he was always really helpful
@@rednissan001 Absolutely, if you haven't seen the video of him rebuilding my scooter then you should 🤣👍😱
I’ll have a look. Tell him dave from the tugs say hi 😂
@ Will do!
I’d like to see you bring up items from various vessels. China, gauges, portholes, whatever. I don’t quite understand how owning a wreck serves you, but it means something to you, so very good. Love these dives so much!
There's no real benefit from owning the
wreck other than bragging rights 😁🤣
Some of my other videos show stuff coming up such as crockery and maker's plates!
Loved this, particularly the historic photos and diagrams ❤ Thanks for sharing
Very enjoyable. Keep up the good work !
That is excellent 👌🏼 I would love to own a shipwreck. I have always wanted to be a shipwreck diver. I eventually passed my padi open water two years ago at the age of 47 and I am now on a mission to become a wreck diver. I am from Liverpool and have not met many experienced wreck divers to really learn from. I am taking tips from your videos and learning little things 👌🏼 Thank you 👌🏼
Well done and good luck with your driving journey. My understanding that visibility near you is really poor so lots of people had up to the west coast off Scotland
I was a fair bit older than you. Went to Bali Kubu Tulamben in the low season Jan, Feb, March. Went there Feb March time stayed 1 month dived the Liberty wreck not sure how many times could be more than 100 over the 3 or 4 years I went there. Cost about £1000 for the dives food accomodation. Did 2 dives a day usually one on the wreck then another dive. You can do 4 dives a day with one night dive.
Here's a vid which is on youtube - Bali Tulamben 22 03 19 Wreck Kardeck TG 5 steam nudi scorp. 2 divers from the UK Chris and Rick were there one year their dive club had organised the trip. Another diver from the UK did the night dives by himself. I was a bit old so only did the 2 days per day. I used to stay at Scuba Seraya, the manageress was very helpful. After 2020 she went to a different resort. There are many youtube vids of diving in the area. The Wallace line runs near to Bali.
Thanks again Dom - another nice video / dive in your series of wreck dives! May you have many, many more:)
Cheers mate and you too 👍
Great video, amazing dive dom, incredible story of the wreck, congratulations on purchasing it👍👌
Glad you're enjoyed it!
I live in Portland Oregon, I’ll take a look at the county libraries newspaper archives to see what I can find for you as far as information about the incident with the Morrison Bridge.
That would be brilliant thanks, might be a video in that by itself 👍
Another great video Dom, thank you... Keep up the great work sir 💪👍
Thanks, will do - should be another one next week!
Team work makes the dream work.😊❤
That's very cool. I had no idea you could buy a shipwreck. Nice to go diving on your own shipwreck with friends.
Absolutely, it was a great source of banter 🤣
Another great vid ! I need to book on your dives ... guaranteed dolphins it seems !! Lovely to see Seeker still going strong
Of late, it certainly seems that way!
I was going to buy this from Facebook but you beat me to it!
No prizes for second place 🤣
Awesome video again. 🤘💪
Cheers 👍
Been there and divided your wreck back in the 1993 😂
Awesome, I'd love to know what it was like then? Anything come off it?
Next dive bring some tape and paint and your ship will be as good as new! Does owning a wreck makes you a captain?
@@wimheitinga728 No idea but I like thought 🤣
really enjoy watching your adventures
Glad to hear it!
Looked like a cracking dive, especially for January!
It certainly was, hoping to see you on some soon with your new unit 👍
@ yes for certain you will, need to get some hours in on it though.
Another great video by yourself, very informative as usual, I’ve always been fascinated by shipwrecks so seeing the detail and commentary in your videos is great. I did try diving many years ago but found it wasn’t really for me, I think I found it a bit claustrophobic at never felt at ease with it so to be able to experience wreck diving through your videos is great, keep up the good work and I look forward to your next video 😄
Thanks, I'm hoping to release another on Friday 🤞
I WAS GOING TO ASK IF YOU HAD PURCHASED THE WRECK AND CARGO, BUT THEN READ THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 0:49... MY FRIEND IN THE EARLY 80'S PURCHASED A FEW WRECKS AND CARGO OFF THE N/E, HAD LOTS OF FUN HELPING SALVAGING THEM... STILL DIVING, BUT A BIT LONG IN THE TOOTH KNOW 🤣🤣... EXCELLENT VIDEO, STAY SAFE
Just the ship :( although cargo seems to be worthless anyway.
I think you enjoyed the "golden" years of salvage and can't imagine anything similar will ever occur again.
Nice treat at the end 🐬
Absolutely, we've seen loads of them recently. Almost certainly a great sign of a healthy sea
Hello, I just watched your video introducing us to your own shipwreck and I just wanted to tell I felt a lot in of pride and passion in your voice throughtout our video. What a feeling must be being owner of his shipwreck.? Question, I am from Canada and I dive a lot in Great Lake even during winter time, The water temp is around 1-2 celsisus and we need some heating gloves and vest system to keep us in bit warmer. About you, do you wear any heating vest during your dive? If yes, what are you wearing as heating system? Thank your sharing your passion.
Thanks appreciate the feedback. Very jealous of you having the Great Lakes close by although the temperature sounds horrendous!
I used to have a Themolution vest but the batteries died so I've recently upgraded to a Heat Venture Dry V3 which is great although probably isn't adequate for your situation.
Morning Oregonian., Wednesday, February 20, 1901
The Pictures appear to be from the Thursday edition. The University of Oregon has them archived online.
Good find!
Thanks 👍
You keep your double ender between you and the missus. We don't want to know...🤣
I'm sure none of us can resist a lovely double-ended ;)
crazy the amount of kit you have on
Yes although everything has a purpose so nothing superfluous is carried.
the tumblehome-hull is really a bit wild
I get the sense your boats in better shape than mine. .. 😶
It certainly looks like you've got a bit of a project there 🤣
So if you own it could you salvage items without going thru receiver of wrecks ?
I think you've got to still inform him but, obviously, it makes the question of deciding who gets the salvage a lot easier!
The price of pre nuclear era steel would definitely make it worthwhile if it's in salvageable condition. Many second world war ships are being salvaged especially in the far east.
@Gfc22 You're correct, unfortunately this is made of iron 😥
Looks tuff 'you done whait along an steamer done shown up,
Another great video. Now that you own the wreck though, how often do you think you'll return to it?
Good question, I'm hoping to get back in the summer
Great video!
Thanks!
Congrats with your purchase :) Again a lovely wreck & video!
What brand and type are your strobes? Great system with those, the lazy line with tags and decobar!
Thanks 👍
I've got two different strobes: Nautilus (Hi-max) and Shark. Both great bits of kit
Very cool.
Thinking there must be a manifest on file with someone like Lloyds so you can find out more details of the cargo?
Also, can I ask what strobes you use?
@@jonathankelly2249 It's possible although manifests aren't always as detailed as you might think
My strobes are made by Nautilus (Hi-max) and Shark respectively. They're great bits of kit
I really enjoyed watching this video. I didn't pick this up while watching, but had you dove this wreck before? Since you're now the owner: are you making weekly/monthly dives to it?
Those wheels are interesting. I would be curious to know what they were for. That's kind of cool to own your own wreck.
Me too, unfortunately we'll probably never know
What torch are you using? It’s got a cracking light in it
Orcatorch D620, I like it a lot although I've had quite a few flood
I thought it was. I’ve got the older D611. Up to now it’s not flooded. It’s never been to the depths you go though so maybe that’s why. 57mtr tunnel in dorathea is the deepest I’ve seen so far.
Those ships seem similar in shape to the whalebacks used on the great lakes.
Yes, I don't know much about the whalebacks but they do seem very similar
Just curious, why buy a wreck? What does buying one allow you to do you couldn’t do otherwise?
@@391wombat Nothing really, just bragging rights with other divers 🤣
In theory I could salvage it but there isn't anything of value on it
What a nice video, thank you!
Two questions: which strobes do you use? And why dont you use a po2 od 1.6 for deco? Thanks!
I use two different ones; Nautilus (Hi-Max) and Shark. Both great!
The max PO2 that you can set the rebreather to deliver is 1.5 but I'd probably shift to 1.6 if it was an option
Amazing. Given the depth and the safety measures issues (attaching name tags on the line), I assume you are a professional diver and not just a PADI 'certified' wreck-diver. By the way, what are you going to do with your wreck? Retrieve the iron and bronze and sell it or make into a tourist attraction 🙂 ?
This is just a hobby for us but we've all done it for a long time!
I've got qualifications for this type of diving but they came through the British Sub Aqua Club. In my view, at this level, experience is probably more important than qualifications.
I'm not planning off doing anything with wreck so the only reason I own it is for bragging rights 🤣
I enjoy watching ALL your videos! Great entertainment and and very informative. I'd imagine this wreck of yours has been dived upon many many times though. Seeing that you now own it, and any salvage rights presumably? Is it a source of low-alpha steel used for scientific purposes?
Yes I'm sure it has been regularly dived since the late 1970s.
I do now own the salvage rights but I doubt there is anything of value down there - the vast majority of it will be iron rather than steel so nil value :(
Thanks so much for sharing your dive. A 1.5 PO2 setpoint at 115 feet though? Is it really worth it just to accelerate your decompression? I googled some literature on this and Areli's CNS oxygen toxicity model gives you a >1% chance of experiencing CNS oxygen toxicity on this dive. But I don't believe you are in a position to "tank" a seizure during your decompression, are you? If you seize and the loop falls out of your mouth, or you seize and begin to rise in the water column, could both lead to an unpreventable fatal outcome? I don't want you to die even 0.1% of the time doing this exact same dive, but maybe you ARE in a position to tank a seizure and survive, or maybe you were switching to a lower PO2 gas mix at some point during the decompression, not sure what you ended up doing there. That model was created using 2000 CCR dives conducted in 17-28°C waters, so maybe you are saying that going into colder water allows you to breathe a higher mix of O2 than otherwise? Or maybe you are banking on your own personal variability with regards to O2 CNS toxicity? I'm very curious if maybe you just think that the latest research on CNS toxicity for hyperbaric chambers and divers is bogus and way overestimate the risks associated here? I'm very curious on your thoughts behind that aspect of your operation. It looks like you had a ton of gas and had the ability to deco for multiple hours but maybe you are more worried about a single tank failing than having a high pressure oxygen induced seizure underwater? I'm just very keen to hear what risks you actually believe you are taking and your preparations. For example, if you were to experience one of the lesser symptoms of O2 toxicity like nausea or visual disturbances, what was your plan in that case? Of course a seizure could be the very first symptom you experience, but also just curious on what you would do if you experienced the lesser symptoms first. Really appreciate you sharing the dive and keep on doing these awesome excursions!
Good question - bottom line is yes. It's also a procedure that almost everyone I dive with follows!
Here's a few more detailed thoughts though.
* To the best of my knowledge, I don't think depth increases the likelihood of a hit for a given PO2. Of course, the issue is that if you get a hit then being shallower is likely to result in a better outcome
* My understanding is that there is a link between work rate and oxygen toxicity. Once I get to my deco stops, I know that I'm going to be relaxed which is why I'm happy to use a higher PO2 setpoint.
* Various Navies used to use really high stepoints (2+). I also know several people who use 1.5 bar throughout their dive, i.e not just on deco. As far as I'm aware, none of them have had a hit.
* I've followed this procedure on many hundreds of deep dives (some with CNS up to 200%) without an issue and know lots of others who are the same.
* Of course it is also normal for OC divers to use 1.6 bar.
At RF4 there was an excellent slide which had depth on one axis and level of knowledge on the other. He highlighted that were diving well beyon the point a which we had any good science so almost every deep dive is a form of human experimentation!
@@D33pUK Thank you very much for your kind and thoughtful reply. God speed!
great video.. what are the name of you 2x strobe?
Two different ones; one is Nautilus (aka Hi-Max) and the other is Shark. Both great
Who is the maker of that dive boat or is it a custom boat purpose built for diving?
Sorry I'm not sure, all I can say is that it's ideal for English Channel technical diving!
What strobes do you recommend for deep wreck dives?
(-: what a story! 💪🐸
Thanks !
SMS Markgraf has suspended drive shaft mid water.
Good point, HMS Audacious is the same so I should have thought about both!
I have a question, what is to be gained by 'owning' a wreck? Surely you could just dive it anyway?🤔😊
Another question: Does a wreck have to be located before it can be sold? Or can it be bought even if its exact location and condition are not known?
Definitely doesn't need to be located before being sold, obviously buyer beware!
So the trapeze didn’t hang off the boats stern? What did it hang off?
@@391wombat UK waters are very tidal so we dive the wreck during the small slack window. During decompression we float with the tide so often surface miles from the wreck.
The trapeze is suspended from the two buoys and attached to the main shot line by the lazy shot. Once all divers are on the lazy shot then the system is released.
The boat follows the buoys but is also available to deal with anyone who doesn't make it back to the lazy and needs to send up a DSMB.
I think I might put together a video on this topic!
@@D33pUK Yes a video would be great! I still think you guys are nuckin futs but I’m coming around.
The tiny, white and red ytube logo in bottom right corner blocks the view of the depth & temp. If I zoom in, I can see it. Just letting you know.
I hadn't spotted that so thanks for letting me know. I'll try and figure out how to resolve that 👍
What is a lazy shot?
Hopefully my other answer covered it?
Are you allowed to take items if you don’t own the wreck?
In the UK, items recovered from the seabed/wrecks have to be declared to the Receiver of Wreck who then tries to locate the owner. If the owner decides they want them back then they have to pay your salvage fees, most of the time you are allowed to keep them "in lieu of salvage"
Might want to have a look at my SS Afric plate video which covers this topic - ruclips.net/video/jHnA4DM7aDY/видео.html
That’s awesome. I always wondered about that.
“Ran when parked”
Brother you should claim war reperations 😂
They sold it due to the upcoming legislation on clearing oil and contaminants from ship wrecks near coastlines. 😂😂😂
Definitely possible 😱😱😱
That's awsome but now are you responsible for it could you be sued if someone got hurt
I guess that theoretically it is possible but l I'm not aware of any occasion that has happened in the UK
@@D33pUK That's great well that is the coolest have fun with your ship I hope you find the bell
Although it's very old, it still begs the question of liability for environmental issues that may arise in the future.
Absolutely, although I'd also say that I'm in good company with all the other wrecks around the UK!
what is the point of "owning" a wreck unless you're going to bring it up? Can't anyone just go dive it?
Bragging rights 🤣. No practical use as anyone can dive it
Raise it lmao
"Drive shaft" in what part of the world is the prop shaft called that?
My background is aviation so I sometimes revert to that terminology. Of course it's a prop shaft