Old Wreck, new Book, Richie Kohler, Britannic, Last Olympian

[Bubblesong]

i just attended a Metrowest Dive Club Event with speaker Richie Kohler talking about his experiences Diving the Britannic near Greece, and his new book, The Mystery of the Last Olympian, a fun read, that is certainly adding pages to the history of diving.

 

[Akimbo]

You might also enjoy Cousteau's video on the Britannic:

 

[Scuba J7]

You might also enjoy Cousteau's video on the Britannic:

Thanks for sharing this video, I haven't got watch it yet but it's on my list for tonight.
Do you know what the white balloons tied to the valves are for? Old School SMB maybe?

 

[Akimbo]

Do you know what the white balloons tied to the valves are for? Old School SMB maybe?

Just a guess: Probably rigid buoyancy spheres to compensate for suit compression and heavy cylinders. An SMB would be useless since they are dead unless they get back to the bell.

 

[Scuba J7]

Sounds like a reasonable guess to me, they do appear rigid as they didn't look smaller at depth.

 

[Sam Miller III]

The white balls appear to be aluminum buoyancy floats used in commercial fishing.
They are produced in a variety of sizes and colors
It is suggested that you visit your local ships chandlery where you can view up close and personal

SDM

 

[Akimbo]

Tech Diving Magazine has an article titled: Britannic 2017 Italian Expedition, Issue 29, 6.3 MB free download, 33 pages