Hi All:
Built during 1893 in England, the tanker Mexicano foundered off Currituck Beach Light, North Carolina, in September, 1903 as the result of a hurricane. Of a 22 man crew, only 7 survived. Previously misidentified as the Equipoise, the Mexicano sits roughly 65 miles south/southeast of Virginia Beach in cooler Mid-Atlantic waters.
[vimeo]6585997[/vimeo]
Sitting upright from the sand at 140 FT, much of the 270 FT long wreck has deteriorated to skeletal remains but is still substantial. Machinery litters the deck and a huge triple expansion reciprocating steam engine sits next to a large boiler. The bow, twisted at an angle, towers 30 FT or more above the sand. The wreck is approximately 40 FT wide and creates a substantial presence. I'm shooting video wearing twin 108s, with a slung 80, in a Viking drysuit, holding a large and still heavy housing, dealing with a current. Sorry for the shake!
The large circular mounted object covered with net near the beginning of the video is the still-present auxiliary helm.
I shot this with a Sony PD-170 mounted in a Gates Housing using a Fathom SWP 35 110 degree port. I'm using two 15 W HID lights. Shutter is 1/60, f stop 3.4, white balance set to automatic/outdoor. The Vimeo conversion is from an MPEG 2 file. When Vimeo converted the file, it darkened by about 30% so I will adjust and update.
ENJOY !!!
Andy
Built during 1893 in England, the tanker Mexicano foundered off Currituck Beach Light, North Carolina, in September, 1903 as the result of a hurricane. Of a 22 man crew, only 7 survived. Previously misidentified as the Equipoise, the Mexicano sits roughly 65 miles south/southeast of Virginia Beach in cooler Mid-Atlantic waters.
[vimeo]6585997[/vimeo]
Sitting upright from the sand at 140 FT, much of the 270 FT long wreck has deteriorated to skeletal remains but is still substantial. Machinery litters the deck and a huge triple expansion reciprocating steam engine sits next to a large boiler. The bow, twisted at an angle, towers 30 FT or more above the sand. The wreck is approximately 40 FT wide and creates a substantial presence. I'm shooting video wearing twin 108s, with a slung 80, in a Viking drysuit, holding a large and still heavy housing, dealing with a current. Sorry for the shake!
The large circular mounted object covered with net near the beginning of the video is the still-present auxiliary helm.
I shot this with a Sony PD-170 mounted in a Gates Housing using a Fathom SWP 35 110 degree port. I'm using two 15 W HID lights. Shutter is 1/60, f stop 3.4, white balance set to automatic/outdoor. The Vimeo conversion is from an MPEG 2 file. When Vimeo converted the file, it darkened by about 30% so I will adjust and update.
ENJOY !!!
Andy
