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Found some nice wreck diving photos from one Russian diving forum, enjoy.

http://forum.tetis.ru/viewtopic.php?t=71331
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When are we going?

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Since I see a couple of guns in some of the shots I assume that these are probably WWII wrecks in the Black Sea? Near Sevastopol, perhaps?

Can you tell us anything about them? History and depths? German or Russian?
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defied wrote:When are we going?

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Now! Wait, I need to get some classes first... And, a new breather, perhaps... And a few deep dives on it... Okay, let's postpone this for a few years. :(
John Rawlings wrote:Since I see a couple of guns in some of the shots I assume that these are probably WWII wrecks in the Black Sea? Near Sevastopol, perhaps?

Can you tell us anything about them? History and depths? German or Russian?
Here is a link with Google translation. This is somewhat 'pidgin' English, but the description of wrecks reads okay.
http://translate.google.com/translate?s ... 31&act=url

Briefly, the first one is Russian WWI sub Gagara (Google translated it as "Loon"), sunk in 1919, depth 200 feet. Second one is British sailing ship "Agnes Blaikie", sunk in 1855, depth 276 feet. Third one is Russian steamer "Lenin", sunk in 1941, depth 312 feet.
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vlad wrote: Now! Wait, I need to get some classes first... And, a new breather, perhaps... And a few deep dives on it... Okay, let's postpone this for a few years. :(
Boo!

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the first one is Russian WWI sub Gagara (Google translated it as "Loon"), sunk in 1919, depth 200 feet. Second one is British sailing ship "Agnes Blaikie", sunk in 1855, depth 276 feet. Third one is Russian steamer "Lenin", sunk in 1941, depth 312 feet.

Those all sound tasty to me.
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Joshua Smith wrote:
the first one is Russian WWI sub Gagara (Google translated it as "Loon"), sunk in 1919, depth 200 feet. Second one is British sailing ship "Agnes Blaikie", sunk in 1855, depth 276 feet. Third one is Russian steamer "Lenin", sunk in 1941, depth 312 feet.

Those all sound tasty to me.
you going to "go native" and dive a Russian CCR too? :) :stir:
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Heheheh.
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CaptnJack wrote:
Joshua Smith wrote:
the first one is Russian WWI sub Gagara (Google translated it as "Loon"), sunk in 1919, depth 200 feet. Second one is British sailing ship "Agnes Blaikie", sunk in 1855, depth 276 feet. Third one is Russian steamer "Lenin", sunk in 1941, depth 312 feet.

Those all sound tasty to me.
you going to "go native" and dive a Russian CCR too? :) :stir:
Nope. Better. Soviet.
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Vodka powered
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CaptnJack wrote:Vodka powered
Nope. Better. "Wodka."
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Stolen from a Nukleur wessel?

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Da.
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CaptnJack wrote:Vodka powered
[sarcasm]Vodka powered rebreather???? Only in America they can come up with something as wasteful as this...

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