See Where The USS Arizona Remains Suspended In Time, 75 Years Later
The USS Arizona has been buried at sea for decades, only to be visited by underwater divers. Continue reading See Where The USS Arizona Remains Suspended In Time, 75 Years Later
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It’s Not a Bridge, and Not a Tunnel. Or, Maybe it’s Both?
The gist of the idea is to suspend an underwater tunnel from floating pontoons. By the time you finished reading that sentence, you probably already had a list of things in your head that seem to make this a terrible idea. After all, it does seem to combine the worst aspects of both underwater tunnels and bridges. But, the idea may actually be a good one, and it’s already being seriously considered in Norway.
You see, Norwegians have a fairly serious obstacle to long distance travel: fjords. The tradition way to cross a fjord is by ferry. One simply can’t …read more
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Highlights From Robotic Shipwreck Exploration
OpenROV shared the results of their June 2016 underwater expedition to locate and robotically explore the wreck of the S.S. Tahoe, currently sitting at a depth of 150m in Lake Tahoe. Back in 1940 the ship was intentionally scuttled in shallow water, but unexpectedly slid to a much deeper depth. OpenROV used a modified version of their new Trident design to dive all the way down to the wreck and take a good look at things, streaming it over the internet in the process.
We previously covered the DIY research vessel that was designed and created as a floating base …read more
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