What an adventure. Found you whilst trying to prove that technical divers can approach 80m to 120m unlike sport divers because of recent headlines out of the Baltic region.
Man you have a great page. I found it a few months ago and subscribed, also enjoyed your interview on DiveTalk. You are amazing... I have question, what was it that you lifting from the wreck, looked like part of a car axel and differential? You go by Harry? You might be one of the best divers on the planet of course including Craig. Thanks so much for filming and posting these videos. I really enjoy your videos on the equipment you use. I'm in the process of getting ccr certified on the Hollis Prism 2, here in California. Good Day to you
Hi William. That was a telegraph we lifted off the wreck in order to help try and confirm the wreck's identity. It has been conserved and hopefully is now in a NZ museum. However this created some controversy with the authorities even though the wreck wasn't protected at the time, the ship was subsequently gazetted and is now protected.
18 celcius really isn’t that bad. It’s that cold (approx 18 to 19 celcius) scuba diving in Portugal all the time, even at the surface. You really just need a thick hood and a drysuit and you’re fine. No gloves needed, because gloves make it hard for you to do necessary tasks with your hands. Gloves are really only important when the temp drops below 14 to 15 or so celcius
@@DrHarryH yeah I went and looked at the Wikipedia page after watching it. What was the deal with the artifact that you resurfaced wiki said there was some controversy at it being filmed
@@dirtlifenz yes obviously (and understandably) there is a lot of emotion surrounding the wreck, from both the local Chinese and Maori communities. Some were very supportive of our dives, some quite angry about us visiting the site. We were trying to establish proof of identity of the wreck. The wreck was subsequently gazetted as an historic site despite the fact that it was post 1900, so suddenly that made it illegal to remove artefacts. I believe the telegraph is still being held by the authorities. It's a fascinating story!
