Underwater Serendipity

[Long-John-Silver]

What if serendipity was one of the driving forces of our underwater passion?

I've been asking myself this question each time someone asks me about diving always in the same spots. "What's the point in diving where you've been a hundred times already?"
Down there chances to discover something by accident while looking for something else are high. During this dive we were looking for a well known colony of Gerardia savaglia (aka false black coral) and while wandering on an endless sand bottom Serendipity occurred.

The broken amphora is a Dressel 2-4 type. It is the most important western Mediterranean wine amphora of the early Empire. The main content was wine from Campania. http://goo.gl/upzP5r

The stone ring is a salvaging-ring. This is a device used to free fishing gear, generally hook and line or long line, caught or entangled on the sea-bed, and are still used by Mediterranean fisherman. http://goo.gl/ZNZSW7

Disclaimer: Filmed artifacts were officially reported to the competent authority.

 

[Z Gear]

What if serendipity was one of the driving forces of our underwater passion?

I've been asking myself this question each time someone asks me about diving always in the same spots. "What's the point in diving where you've been a hundred times already?"
Down there chances to discover something by accident while looking for something else are high. During this dive we were looking for a well known colony of Gerardia savaglia (aka false black coral) and while wandering on an endless sand bottom Serendipity occurred.

The broken amphora is a Dressel 2-4 type. It is the most important western Mediterranean wine amphora of the early Empire. The main content was wine from Campania. http://goo.gl/upzP5r

The stone ring is a salvaging-ring. This is a device used to free fishing gear, generally hook and line or long line, caught or entangled on the sea-bed, and are still used by Mediterranean fisherman. http://goo.gl/ZNZSW7

Disclaimer: Filmed artifacts were officially reported to the competent authority.

Wow that was a great find. It is fascinating to me to think how we can actually be really close to some interesting discoveries near us, or right before are eyes. You never know what you are going to discover until you explore!

Frank G
www.zgearinc.com

 

[CT-Rich]

Very cool. The ring looked like it was on a line, that must be a fairly modern loss, natural line would rot through after a few years.

 

[Long-John-Silver]

Actually the ring is 2000+ years old.
Lines are just recently lost fishing lines because the zone is heavily exploited from local fishermen.

Bye