cool video, check it out

[M.D.]

Hey SB,
Check out these videos of the 727 wreck off of Chemanius, BC. Such a cool wreck.

Nose
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-8750177335763242244

Tail
http://video.google.ca/videoplay?docid=-1001782826482513873

 

[BMW]

Love that dive. It is level and about 75' deep to swim through the cabin. Not much life yet (only down since Jan 06). You can swim into the baggage compartments underneath from outside and up into the main cabin. There is a head at the back with a toilet ... you can sit on it for pictures <g>. You can also swim into the cockpit and wave to your friends.

The cabin is wide enough for four divers abreast.

This has to be the world's safest, simplest wreck dive. You know where all the exits are

 

[ron_cooper]

Our club will be out there this October and I will be diving for ten days. I hope I can dive on all of the artifical reefs in the area.

 

[Ed Palma]

Hello there!

Is there a back-story to the wreck?

Thanks!

 

[M.D.]

My mistake, apparently it's a 737. Check out this link to find out the story of how the wreck got there. BC divers owe Mr. Pete Luckham a great many thanks for getting this organized.

 

[Ed Palma]

Thanks MD! Its nice to know the back story to any wreck, no matter how benign. It still makes the experience more worthwhile

 

[d'Anconia]

That's hillarious that they sank it on purpose... I was wondering "hmmm if it were crashed recently I think I would have heard about it".

I'd like to see people do some more of this sort of stuff. Make underwater parks (assuming it doesn't screw up the environment too badly) which I'm sure would attract lots of diving tourists, etc.

 

[BMW]

The project was executed by the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia. They have sunk several old navy ships for reefs around BC.

Check them out at:

http://www.artificialreef.bc.ca

 

[M.D.]

Here's a couple more vids.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4869680071361799577
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6981746657085640469
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=807933949633048761
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3232583823848685114
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2997216729273341439

warning, amateur video...

 

[JimC]

Yay for untrained and unequipped divers in an overhead!