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WWII relics dive. Tanks, Jeeps, Trucks.

Article about: hi danger,brilliant pics mate,are you allowed to take anything home with you,thats if you can find anything small enoughpost more pics

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    Hey Guys.
    Went diving at Million Dollar point in Santo.
    At the end of WWII the Americans dumped all their equipment into the ocean.
    There is all kinds of stuff down there.
    There is even a troop carrier full of goodies just off the beach in 25m of water.
    Here are just a "few" of the pics I took.
    Enjoy
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    Last edited by Danger; 11-10-2011 at 07:48 AM.

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    It would certainly appear that the relics under the water have faired much better than the ones on the surface.

    Regards Mark K

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    WWII relics dive. Tanks, Jeeps, Trucks.Yeah mate.
    It's great down there.

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    some very good photos im amazed no-ones been there with a wheel barrow before(obviously a tenfoot wheel barrow)
    thanks for sharing

    tom

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    Hey mate.
    A New Zealander turned up 2 years after everything had been dumped and took as much
    as he could.
    He washed them down, changed the oil, batteries, and wiring and they all started and were sold off.
    He got trucks, jeeps, wheels, etc....
    On one of his return trips, his salvage boat hit the reef while lifting something out and sunk.
    I saw it and it's sits in 15m of water standing up right.
    I think all the stuff on the beach are left overs of what he pulled out.
    There are boxes of Coca-Cola, Uniforms, etc... down there.

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    I believe Steve Irwin (the late Crocodile Hunter) dove off of Million Dollar Pt. during a documentary he did called Ghosts of War. He put on an M1 steel pot and held a relic garand while he was many feet under water/ in full scuba gear.

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    Great thread. Love the photos.

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    Great pictures! Its amazing how much stuff is still around the world waiting to be discovered.

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    yeah mate.
    has always been a dream of mine to do it.
    next is png.

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    No disrespect here mate but they have basically used it as a tip!! i have dived in Holy Loch in Scotland and they have done the same there, i found tons of alloy scaffold oil barrels (full) allsorts of gear i couldn't identify, sadly it has had a severe effect on marine life, basically there isnt hardly any but hey they where in a rush to get home
    nice finds though

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