Lead drums from 1911 shipwreck...

Well, it is about 30m, 90ft... They sank torpedoed by a submarine.

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Hi Whiteshark

Now that's a lot of lead and money but depending on how deep she is and how far out to sea would make a huge difference in the salvage operations so the question now is would it be worth while to salvage her?

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Xavier

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Hehe, yes they could be piano wires, they could also be ham sandwiches : There was a vast amount of varying cargo so it could be a million and one possibilities. Pianos were only a part cargo. We haven't managed to get back there in a while, I've been fairly tied up and the weather isn't looking too good for a few days, big front hitting us on Friday so maybe mid to late next week. Itching to find out what's in them!
In the meantime we managed to haul the Renault Scenic out of the river which has been in there since 2007. Sure it was an insurance job, no bodies in the trunk either. This is the car I found using the Lowrance HDS8 Structure Scan unit...fantastic toy! 
We used one 3 ton lifting bag just for a bit of lift then used a regular Warn winch from a pickup truck to do the rest.

Cheers,

Orcaman

Posted on: August 03, 2011, 03:17:05 PM

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Hi Eddy. You should find a date of that lead. If you manage to get some out don't go selling the stuff for weightbelts and scrap! If the lead is old then it will be more valuable as it is low/nil gamma and is used in various hi-tech stuff and fetches top-dollar! You would send a sample off then probably get around $100/kg I think.
I can find out a bit more from a mate if you are interested.
30m Depth is not too difficult to dive timewise but on a large scale of 1000 tons a hydraulic grab is the way to go. Cameras and lights are fixed to the top of the grab or lights can be hung seperately on a square frame and the grab works through the center of it.
Problem with hydraulics is the length of hose. Most deeper operating units have an electric motor to power the hydraulics just above the grab itself. I'm not sure how you would do in 30 meters, the hose having to be a bit longer too.
I haven't researched this wreck but it's probably quite well known? ...and why hasn't someone jumped in there already?
Let me know, bags are packed 

Cheers,

Orcaman

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Hi Orcaman,

Well, I think nobody here is really waiting to lift the cargo. In these regions the kost of bringing up all that is probably more then the price we can get for. Anyway the main reason is that the wreck is in territorrial waters and taking the cargo is not allowed...
A lot of wrecks in our waters are protected.

cheers,
eddy

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Thanks for the info Orcaman much appreciated mate

All the best
Xavier

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