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Edmund Fitzgerald: Most Famous of Great Lakes Shipwrecks

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Joe Ross

http://www.shipwreckmuseum.com/edmund-fitzgerald-36/ I remember hearing the Gordon Lightfoot song when I was about ten or eleven years old. It’s kind of burned into my memory so every time I see something about the Edmund Fitzgerald, I perk up a bit. I … Continue reading →

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More Gold From the Atocha

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Joe Ross

Story: http://news.yahoo.com/florida-divers-treasure-famed-wreck-151015129.html If there’s one thing that I believe all divers have in common it’s that somewhere deep in the recesses of our subconscious minds, there’s a remote hope that’we’ll discover treasure. As a kid, I remember reading a book from the … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Bay Lake Tahoe – Dive Site

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Joe Ross

Anyone who dives Lake Tahoe knows that it is spectacular in terms of surroundings, clear water and fairly good access to most dive sites. We, as Late Tahoe divers also know that the water is cold, and aquatic life relatively … Continue reading →

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Emerald Bay Miniature Fleet, Lake Tahoe

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Joe Ross

Lake Tahoe’s Emerald Bay was once the site of the Emerald Bay Resort. I believe the resort was in operation from the late 1800′s until around 1920, but I’m not sure about the exact dates. When the resort was dismantled, … Continue reading →

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More on Kona Diving

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Joe Ross

Diving the Kona Coast, Hawaii I’m still trying to fill two more spots on the Kona trip for December, 2011. It’s a great deal so that won’t be a problem. In the mean time, whenever I stumble across an article … Continue reading →

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Rare 1823 Wreck Found—Capt. Linked to “Moby-Dick”

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Joe Ross

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news//2011/02/110211-two-brothers-whaling-ship-pollard-science-nantucket-noaa/ I can’t imagine how many shipwrecks there must be throughout the world, but certain ones excite me a lot. Queen Anne’s Revenge, The Nuestra Señora de Atocha, The Hunley among others come to mind as wrecks I am particularly fascinated … Continue reading →

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