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- Mon Mar 09, 2015 7:48 am
- Forum: Missing/Killed In Action (MIA/KIA)
- Topic: diving Coolidge March 2015
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diving Coolidge March 2015
Question group of army divers have been to Luganville Santo diving President Coolidge have they found what they were looking for ???????
- Thu Nov 22, 2012 8:15 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: war in pacific
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war in pacific
I have just returned from Santo in Vanuatu where the cruise ship PRESIDENT COOLIDGE sank carrying over 4k soldiers for the Solomons campain She went down on Oct 26th after striking 2 US mines This year was the 70 th anniverary of sinking I have been going back regularly since 1980 and have noticed a...
- Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:46 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Japanese wrecks lying in Hansa Bay PNG
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4781
Re: Japanese wrecks lying in Hansa Bay PNG
Just an addition to previous tab Wrecks are fairly close to shore we dived a couple in about 20 to 25 mts of water lots of stuff lying everywhere bottles helmets etc-----apear to be transport frieghters or such only had couple days of diving anybody shed some light on area or wrecks
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:38 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Japanese wrecks lying in Hansa Bay PNG
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4781
Japanese wrecks lying in Hansa Bay PNG
Is there any one who knows history of jap wrecks lying in Hansa Bay in PNG north coast about 100kms west of Madang Went there in 1980 Love some feedback
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:29 am
- Forum: Wrecks & Losses
- Topic: Recover them Yes or No
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Re: Recover them Yes or No
Just adding to this blog I have been diving wrecks all round pacific since mid 70s most wrecks are now in very poor condition 20 or so years most will have lost most of things inside as steel n iron rusts 24hrs Lots of wrecks have very interesting things that should be treated n put on display so he...