Australian Warships Scuttled as Dive Wrecks 1997-2011

My re-produced video Australian Warships Scuttled as Dive Wrecks 1997-2011 is now on my YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/qkkmwfnoH6U

 Clearly I haven't posted to this site for quite a while. Most of my work is posted on sites for the Marine Life Society of South Australia, the monthly newsletter for the Scuba Divers Federation of South Australia, the bi-monthly magazine Dive Log Australasia, and my own Wix site for the South Australian Archaeology Society at https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website .

The problem now is that I am unable to continue scuba diving anymore due to illness. I still hope to be able to write about my favourite subject, but first hand experience is now out of the question.

I may still return to this site from time to time, but that is largely unknown at this stage.

 Clearly I haven't posted to this site for quite a while. Most of my work is posted on sites for the Marine Life Society of South Australia, the monthly newsletter for the Scuba Divers Federation of South Australia, the bi-monthly magazine Dive Log Australasia, and my own Wix site for the South Australian Archaeology Society at https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website .

The problem now is that I am unable to continue scuba diving anymore due to illness. I still hope to be able to write about my favourite subject, but first hand experience is now out of the question.

I may still return to this site from time to time, but that is largely unknown at this stage.

NEW SITES BEING USED FOR POSTS

 Most new content is now being posted at the South Australian Archaeology Society's website at https://stevereynolds.wixsite.com/website and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/suhrsa/ . Further posts are being made to the website at Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc. – Understanding, enjoying and caring for our oceans (mlssa.org.au). Look for relevant categories such as Maritime History, Shipwrecks, Anchors, etc..

Two Japanese Aircraft Carriers found deep in the Pacific

Although I'm not keen on deep-water wrecks, the wreck of the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga was discovered in October 2019. Another wreck thought to be either the Japanese aircraft carrier Akagi or the Soryu has been found almost 5 1/2km deep in the Pacific Ocean. The crew of deep-sea explorers looking for WW2 warships were using an autonomous underwater vehicle equipped with sonar when the found this latest carrier over 2000km NW of Pearl Harbor. The vessel is said to have gone down in the Battle of Midway.

USS Grunion's bow has been discovered

According to the web page found at https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/world/uss-grunions-bow-is-discovered-off-the-coast-of-alaska-nearly-80-years-after-the-submarine-sunk-during-wwii/ar-AAFqQWJ?ocid=spartanntp , the Gato-class submarine USS Grunion's bow has been discovered off the coast of Alaska nearly 80 years after sinking during WWII

Discovery of the wreck of the Nyora

The steam tug Nyora, sunk about 50kms off of Cape Jaffa in 1917 whilst towing the schooner Astoria. The Nyora was a single screw steamship built in 1909 by J.P. Rennoldson & Sons in South Shields. Whilst owned by Huddart Parker & Co Pty. Ltd, she foundered west of Kingston, SA after passing Kangaroo Island on a voyage to the eastern states with the auxiliary schooner Astoria in tow. The location for the wreck of the Nyora remained unknown until recently when Steve Saville found it. Video footage can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GqqHpfhmA8&feature=youtu.be . See https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/sa-business-journal/tale-of-tragedy-and-survival-emerges-from-discovery-of-nyora-tugboat-shipwreck-in-south-australias-south-east/news-story/3f92308ad308266034afc999d6006ba9?fbclid=IwAR3zJHX1EFk4V66GhZlGDhxyUuGa5b2G1FtQkOYuoLZod8OAhlNYqcnux-Q for further details. Pictured is a memorial at Cape Jaffa for the lost crew of the Nyora.