U-352

Mylander · 02-15-07, 09:31 PM

Not at all, Flintlock! It took me a few frustrating minutes to figure out why that stupid popup kept popping! It is always eerie to me diving wrecks - even "artificial" ones, but especially "real" ones. It is quite the rush to do so. My father dove some of the Japanese Marus in Kwajelein atoll in about '71. Took 4 sake bottles off of one, which are now in my posession. Kwaj, Truk, etc... have been made "no take" sanctuaries since, but in those days it was legal to salvage 'trophies'. People still take stuff off of the couple of U-Boat wrecks around here. I am kind of torn - part of me says leave it alone, take only photos, but at the same time, some of that stuff can be preserved for posterity if it is brought up and properly preserved. I did not penetrate the U-352 wreck - doing so has had lethal consequences more than once. Any wreck is dangerous to penetrate, and U-Boats are notoriously so.

Regards,
Andrew

f16falcon · 02-16-07, 12:38 PM

Awesome pics Chris, thanks for sharing...how cool is that.

Jimbuna · 02-16-07, 12:58 PM

A good share

cheers

02-15-07, 09:31 PM	#1
Mylander Torpedoman Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Bern, NC, USA Posts: 120 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Not at all, Flintlock! It took me a few frustrating minutes to figure out why that stupid popup kept popping! It is always eerie to me diving wrecks - even "artificial" ones, but especially "real" ones. It is quite the rush to do so. My father dove some of the Japanese Marus in Kwajelein atoll in about '71. Took 4 sake bottles off of one, which are now in my posession. Kwaj, Truk, etc... have been made "no take" sanctuaries since, but in those days it was legal to salvage 'trophies'. People still take stuff off of the couple of U-Boat wrecks around here. I am kind of torn - part of me says leave it alone, take only photos, but at the same time, some of that stuff can be preserved for posterity if it is brought up and properly preserved. I did not penetrate the U-352 wreck - doing so has had lethal consequences more than once. Any wreck is dangerous to penetrate, and U-Boats are notoriously so. Regards, Andrew __________________ Periscope depth... Up Scope...

02-16-07, 12:58 PM	#3
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,645 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	A good share cheers __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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02-16-07, 12:38 PM	#2
f16falcon Loader Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nottinghamshire U.K. Posts: 89 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Awesome pics Chris, thanks for sharing...how cool is that.