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When last I spoke with George Yankoo (many years ago now) I recollect he purchased the Sublimnos from a Storage Company. Apparently the storage account for the Sublimnos had fallen into arrears for so long that the ownership transfer clause in the storage agreement took effect, making the...

Lake Huron Lake Sturgeon Working Group (LWLSWG) will be deploying daily six (6), six hundred (600) foot long lines each equipped with fifty (50) razor-sharp barbed and baited hooks in US & Canadian waters within a 3 km radius of the Blue Water Bridges between ~May 29 and ~Jun 14, 2019 (possibly...

ADMAT invites maritime archaeology enthusiasts (from beginners to experts) to join its international project teams in the Dominican Republic for any or all of its upcoming 2015 projects: 1. The Tile Shipwreck Project 1.1. ~April 18th to ~May 2nd 1.2. December 5th to December 19th 2...

Hmmm...I don't think they would let us scuttle her in Toronto Port Authority Jurisdiction waters....that means we'd have to secure permission from Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Land Management Branch, and get Environmental Assessments for proposed sinking sites, and possibly First...

Hi all, Raimund here. "In the unlikely event" you haven't already pledged someone in the 24-Hour Scuba Relay Challenge for The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, you have one more day left to do so. How? Easy! Just go to http://www.24hourscubarelay.ca/donat..._value=Raimund and then click...

Hi all, Raimund here. "In the unlikely event" you haven't already pledged someone in the 24-Hour Scuba Relay Challenge for The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada, you have one more day left to do so. How? Easy! Just go to http://www.24hourscubarelay.ca/donat..._value=Raimund and then click...

I've got a boat and I can take as many as 4 divers total. If you can get the numbers from your buddy, I'd be happy to take a boatload out to the Lake Simcoe Lancaster Bomber site, assuming it truly does exist. Please call me, thank-you!

In a nutshell, we closed the program because we determined the cost of compliance to the following standards requirement "15.1.4, Samples shall be analyzed using methods that have been validated by an accredited laboratory" was financially unsupportable. Follow-up FAQ&A Why was it deemed...

On behalf of the Ontario Underwater Council, I’d like to invite you and your diving friends to join us at “An Evening for Divers by Divers” on Thursday, April 29th, 2010, at the Canadian Air and Space Museum, 65 Carl Hall Road, Toronto, Ontario. The evening will feature 3 renowned diving...

Hi Groundhog246 and Shoredivr. At this year's Scuba World, Ontario Underwater Council dedicated an entire section of our booth to the Aviva Barth Memorial Project, a province-wide community-funded initiative we developed to increase awareness of the Scuba Diver Below flag within the Ontario...

Hi Ontwreckdiver. 'Saw your take on National Event Management's "Outdoor Adventure Show" this past weekend. Question: When you said "I think OUC is on their own next year because this was my last", what did you mean by that? In the "Scuba World" section of the show, we (OUC) had a...

Hi Tom! Give me a call when you have a minute, would you please? I'd very much like to discuss your concerns further with you and see if there isn't a way we can come up with a win-win solution for all. Thanks very much! Yours in safe scuba diving, Raimund J. Krob...

The block is a 3' by 4' x 1/2 slab of corrugated steel with 2 x 100lb cast iron brake drums added for good measure. The block is located approximately 40' off of the starboard bow and there is a 3/8" polypropylene line leading from the block to the wreck. SOS Toronto Chapter places the buoys...

The "block" for the Lyman Davis was placed in July of 2005 by members of the Toronto Chapter of SOS. To my knowledge, no other block exists, although a long line does run off the stern, apparently to nowhere. The block we placed consists of ~400lbs of steel plate and weights and is...