While the above footage was compiled 2013 the USS Alanta was dived on again by the Tulagi Dive team here in the Solomons on Monday with a small group of NZ technical divers.
Tulagi Dive added 4 new photos — feeling excited at Tulagi Dive.
Yesterday at 11:04am · Honiara ·
Tulagi Dive today successfully carried out an extreme technical dive on the CL-51 USS Atlanta !! Which lies at 95 to 130m. She is a light cruiser which was attacked in the early hours of the morning of 13th November 1942 and was critically wounded with the loss of 32 men, her Captain (Jenkins) ordered she be laid to rest (sunk) later that afternoon. USS Atlanta was fitted with 16 twin 127mm gun turrents. 12 x 28mm anti-aircraft guns, 8 x single 20mm anti-aircraft cannons and 8 x 533mm topedo tubes. Divers are front row left Dean, right is Aaron. Back row left to right John, Franz, Paul, Troy, Neil and Chris..... what a super effort gents !!!!
Neil Yates the principal of Tulagi Dive was instrumental in planning and logistics of this complicated dive.
Way beyond the brief of this recreational diver (40m limit)