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Post by oldpop2000 on Oct 22, 2014 6:32:40 GMT -6
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Post by steel selachian on Oct 28, 2014 18:57:29 GMT -6
Hmm, I'd be interested to know how deep those wrecks are. My guess is that they are well out of recreational diving range (> 130 feet). From the sidescan image the U-boat appears to be in incredibly good shape. I've heard divers comment that depending on sand drifts, you might get down to the U-352 (the most popular U-boat wreck off the NC coast) and find nothing but the inner casing of the conning tower sticking up. As one guy put it "it's like going down there and finding a Port-A-John."
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Post by oldpop2000 on Oct 28, 2014 21:12:01 GMT -6
Hmm, I'd be interested to know how deep those wrecks are. My guess is that they are well out of recreational diving range (> 130 feet). From the sidescan image the U-boat appears to be in incredibly good shape. I've heard divers comment that depending on sand drifts, you might get down to the U-352 (the most popular U-boat wreck off the NC coast) and find nothing but the inner casing of the conning tower sticking up. As one guy put it "it's like going down there and finding a Port-A-John." 34.51N, 75.22W - This is the Lat-Long of the wreckage. It's 26.90 miles from Diamond Shoals on a heading of 162.32 degrees. There is a shelf break at 175 feet depth off of the shoals and U-576 is beyond that. The Diamond Shoals Lightship was 30 miles off of the shoals and sank in 180 feet of water. My guess is that U-576 is in at least 175 to 180 feet of water. So, your guess is correct and they said as much in another article that they were really at the limits of recreational diving. darchive.mblwhoilibrary.org/bitstream/handle/1912/6533/1-s2.0-S002532271300251X-main.pdf?sequence=1 |
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