Tag: submarine
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Photo of the Week: Atlantis Submarine
Ever feel like you’re being watched? Of course you have; we all have. Ever hear a strange whirring sound underwater, and think, “Oh, I’m just being watched by about 50 kids in a tourist submarine?” No? Me neither.
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A Second Dive on the UB-88 Submarine Wreck
In just shy of 200′ of water in San Pedro Bay is the wreck of the German submarine UB-88, the only u-boat shipwreck in California. I dove this wreck for the first time late last year and my post about it made waves, so to speak. Apparently I’m not the only one who’s into the…
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No Wolf Eel Left Behind
On Saturday, I got up at the ungodly hour of 4-something-a.m. and made the pilgrimage up to Long Beach to catch a charter out to dive the UB-88 submarine wreck. Sometimes, I think I’m doing “leisure” wrong.
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Diving the UB-88 Submarine Wreck
Part of the allure of technical wreck diving is getting the opportunity to experience bits of history that very few others, not even many other divers, get to experience. This is why when I received an invitation to go dive the UB-88, a German WWI U-boat off San Pedro, California, and the only U-boat wreck…