SEA LION SCRAP BOOK
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A fair pile of brass spikes and miscellaneous stuff came up.

| A coin made out of copper the size of a quarter with a hole in the top, One side said “White Brothers & Company Boston USA” / “Willow Calf” the other side had a horse shoe. Researching it turns out to be dated from 1890's so it really is from the wreck. The White brothers were shoemakers in Boston Massachusetts. The tokens were attached to a tag, which was then attached to a pair of their shoes. These tokens identified White Brothers as specialists in colored leathers which "will not crack" and are "free from arsenic" and appear to be a good luck piece that came with every pair of shoes. |
Artifact found on the MV Pinta, Oct. 9th, was part of an old musical instrument (valve). It cleaned up and is fully functional. "The Pinta was a frieghter carrying a cargo of hard wood. I'm sure the rest of the instrument is still there waiting to be discovered however the ocean is neither a kind nor a static enviroment. Several years ago the Pinta was relativly intact, a storm blew through and ripped her open, since then we've been finding numerous "bits" that before had been hidden deep inside of her."
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Started out onthe Ida K, had a very productive dive and a visitor, an extremely large grey seal.
| The grey seal is a large seal, with the bulls reaching 2.5–3.3 m (8.2–11 ft) long and weighing up to 300 kg (660 lb); the cows are much smaller, typically 1.6–2.0 m (5.2–6.6 ft) long and 100–150 kg (220–330 lb) in weight. It is distinguished from the Common Seal by its straight head profile with nostrils that are well apart, and fewer spots on its body. Bull Greys have larger noses and a more convex profile than Common Seal bulls. Males are generally darker than females, with lighter patches and often scarring around the neck. Females are silver grey to brown with dark patches. |
Of course when we first saw it we had no idea what type of seal it was and I’d like to thank Brandi Biehl of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine for identifying our friend. It would circle the boat dive down and hunt come up and circle the boat again. After one of it’s dives it brought up a big fluke and ate it at the surface. You can’t make this kind of stuff up and I have the pictures to prove it. What I don’t have a picture of is the massive sea turtle that I almost hit on the way in. It surfaced just in front of the boat close enough that I had to throw it in reverse. Probably one of the largest ones I’ve seen, it looked like a little floating island. |
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from the Almirante, May 26, 2011
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Spring 2011
THE PLAN |
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THE PAINT |
THE COLOR |
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THE GRAPHICS |
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THE LAUNCHING |
HOME |
David L - aka, "Polar Bear" |
artifacts - 2 silver forks and 2 oil lamp wick holders |
Mark V |
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Tom F |
Manasquan Inlet, flat as glass |
Mo G |
Floating Snow Drift |
Snow up to the window tops |
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Snow half way up the Cabin doors
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Getting to the Helm |
Getting to the Boat was not easy |
Union Lane |
Just about cleaned up and ready to go! |
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Saturday, December 18, 2010
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June 2 - 8, 2010
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| Gene Peterson had the boat chartered to the Huntsville but a last minute destination change had us heading for the Almirante (AKA the flour wreck). Gene’s divers were anxious to dig the “Flour wreck” and there were numerous scooters on-board. Several holes were started, one that began to produce ceramic tiles that appeared to be cargo another that produced pieces of wicker furniture as seen in at least one of the pictures of the interior of the Almirante and the third half of a tea cup with a ships flag on it. | |
| Along with the artifacts the wreck produced a number of lobsters and a very large monk fish. To top all of that off a humpback whale breached (jumped completely out of the water) a few hundred yards from the boat, a pod of dolphins came within 50 yards and a very large sea turtle swam within a few feet. | ![]() AC from the SEA |
![]() ![]() Steve and the giant Monk fish |
All in all, even though we only managed two trips I still consider the trip a success if nothing else than as a recon for the late July early August trip when we’ll be back. |
Atlantic Divers Arundo Trip - May 16, 2010
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Some of the things you get to see on the water. You can learn more at http://www.wasp.navy.mil/default.aspx
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We also passed a EUKOR cargo ship, run by one of the world's largest shipping companies specialized in transporting automobiles and other rolling cargo.
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North East Steamer and The Coffee Wreck Dive October 21, 2009
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pictures by Steve McDougal
Brunette Dive July 4, 09
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Nice camera angle, right! |
After the great cannon recovery, we had a really nice 4th of July picnic on the dock. |
Algol Dive October 4, 09
Hauling in the catch! |
Spade Fish and Black Fish |
Atlantic Divers Arundo Trip - September 20, 09
Turtle Light fixture |
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Turtle Light fixture sans anemones |
Emerald Dive August 9, 09 ................. Cadet Dive August 27, 09
Colored glass bottles and dipping pen |
Beautiful golden pearl found in clam shell |
June 09
Sea Bass from the Ventura Tug |
Jenn and Capt Mark with catch from |
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Capt Al with 'The Dredge' |
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Mate Dan |
Divers Below! |
Brunette June 26, 2009
![]() Twenty nine pounds of Ugly... |
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SEA LION Dredging trip to the Emerald May 31, 2009
Thanks to Perry Arts of Aquafirma Photography for the great pics
Visit his website at www.aquafirmaphotography.com
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RJ & Treasure Cove Divers Vivian/Tracy Dive Trip |
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Emerald Trip May 31, 2009 |
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Lakeland Divers Trip |
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![]() Capt Al at the Helm |
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![]() Mo and Capt Mark |
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October 11, 2008 |
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| August, 2008 |
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Saturday,
July 8, 2006
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