Okeanos Explorer diving on WWII Japanese DD wreck.

[fred8615]

Today’s dive we will be searching for the Japanese Naval Destroyer Hayate that was lost nearly 75 years ago during the Battle of Wake.

Live stream here: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream.html

ROV is in the water now. Be aware they're not 100% sure what they're diving on is the Hayate.

[fred8615]

Well it's not the Hayate. They're thinking now it's some kind of transport.

[Buddahaid]

I didn't quite get the name but I did catch it was sunk by the Triton.

From Wikipedia.

On 24 December1942, the submarine sighted the mast of a ship on the horizon, headed for Wake anchorage. Triton (alerted by ULTRA)[29] closed to 1,000 yards (910 m) and launched two torpedoes. One hit under the stack, the other under the foremast. Amakasu Maru Number 1 was obliterated in a cloud of smoke and steam as she went under.

Looks just like it and it was a water tanker.
http://www.combinedfleet.com/Amakasu_t.htm

[nikimcbee]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/LukeFF/AmakasuMaru.jpg

[nikimcbee]

How deep are they?

[nikimcbee]

Took this screenshot.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10201986290416327&set=p.10201986290416327&type=3&theater

[nikimcbee]

http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNJAP_3-40_3ns.htm

[nikimcbee]

Great find Fred!:up::salute::up::salute:
I just happened to turn it on at the right time.:shucks:

[nikimcbee]

They just reached bottom! Moving to next target:Kaleun_Periskop:

[mako88sb]

There within 50 meters of the next target, Pretty neat seeing this in real time. Hopefully, it's what they are looking for.

edit: Rats! Turned out to be a big rock.

[nikimcbee]

1 for 3 isn't too bad. They hit the target on the first one.:ping:

[Jimbuna]

Most interesting :cool:

[Commander Wallace]

Great find Fred. :up:


I'm sure you already know of the expeditions to the carriers lost at the battle of Midway in addition to locating the Japanese submarine I 52 that was ironically located in the Atlantic Ocean in 1700 feet of water and the Israeli Submarine, the Dakar lost in the Mediterranean Sea .

http://www.combinedfleet.com/MidwayFind.htm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3EuKbgaG3U


There was also the endeavors of deep sea explorer Robert Ballard who is also known for discovering the wrecks of Titanic and the Bismarck among others .

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science-jan-june98-ballard_6-4/

[mako88sb]

Looks like they are getting ready to send the ROV back down. I think the bottom is around 4000 ft deep. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong.

Actually. looking at the chart on the left of screen 3, I think it's meters?

[fred8615]

Great find Fred. :up:

Great find Fred!:up::salute::up::salute:

I've been watching the O. E. dives for the last few years, so it wasn't really a "find." I knew they going to dive on a wreck this expedition, I just didn't know it was going to be that dive until just before I posted.

Wanna hear the best part? While I gave the link to the O. E. web site, the live feed is also on YouTube. And since March, I've had a smart-tv with a YouTube app, so I can watch the dives on a 43 inch HD screen. :D

[Buddahaid]

Okeanos is active again on their third mission this year if you're interested. Right now they are preparing for a dive.
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream.html