SS Ventnor - 150m deep wreck dive

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SS Ventnor - 150m deep wreck dive

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Richard Harris

Күн бұрын

One of the spectacular dives on the fascinating wreck of the SS Ventnor, off NZ's rugged west coast.

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@heritage80elite 9 ай бұрын

Warm water, recreational diver living vicariously through your amazing videos! Just incredible!!

@cheddar2648 Жыл бұрын

What an adventure. Found you whilst trying to prove that technical divers can approach 80m to 120m unlike sport divers because of recent headlines out of the Baltic region.

@pauln1557 2 жыл бұрын

Keep these videos coming, they are all fascinating. I was surprised at how dark it was on the wreck, but then I never went past 50m! Regards Paul

@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul. Actually if you turn the video lights off there is still a bit of ambient light, but 150m is about the limit. Thanks for watching!

@williamsweet7511 2 жыл бұрын

Man you have a great page. I found it a few months ago and subscribed, also enjoyed your interview on DiveTalk. You are amazing... I have question, what was it that you lifting from the wreck, looked like part of a car axel and differential? You go by Harry? You might be one of the best divers on the planet of course including Craig. Thanks so much for filming and posting these videos. I really enjoy your videos on the equipment you use. I'm in the process of getting ccr certified on the Hollis Prism 2, here in California. Good Day to you

@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын

Hi William. That was a telegraph we lifted off the wreck in order to help try and confirm the wreck's identity. It has been conserved and hopefully is now in a NZ museum. However this created some controversy with the authorities even though the wreck wasn't protected at the time, the ship was subsequently gazetted and is now protected.

@turbo13r 2 жыл бұрын

Loved how the the B.O gas assisted with artifact retrieval :)

@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын

Just little bit ;-)

@turbo13r 2 жыл бұрын

@@DrHarryHa bit of improvising on the spot, well done!!

@DiveAtlantic 6 ай бұрын

Amazing!

@Roy_Fuk 2 жыл бұрын

amazing videos mate.

@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@vernonloften5248 2 жыл бұрын

Great vid. Thanks for taking the risk.

@looloolama 2 жыл бұрын

Which lucky SOB got the telegraph? 😄

@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын

The museum!

@doubleseven1078 Жыл бұрын

I'm much more into the narration, that's 1/2 the interest and fascinating info

@zacharyjordan399 2 жыл бұрын

holy fuck

@chrisstrebor 2 жыл бұрын

Lol right!!! Check out the Dive in the Pierce Resurgence man these guys are crazy af!!!

@zhouyongkang5331 Жыл бұрын

How does the pressure at 150m feel different than it does at 40m? Or does it feel different at all?

@DrHarryH Жыл бұрын

No real difference once you are down there.

@Feiafox 2 жыл бұрын

What was the water temperature? 150m no gloves 😮

@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын

From memory it was about 18 degrees C. I think I had gloves in my pocket for deco.

@charlesg7926 2 жыл бұрын

18 celcius really isn’t that bad. It’s that cold (approx 18 to 19 celcius) scuba diving in Portugal all the time, even at the surface. You really just need a thick hood and a drysuit and you’re fine. No gloves needed, because gloves make it hard for you to do necessary tasks with your hands. Gloves are really only important when the temp drops below 14 to 15 or so celcius

@dirtlifenz 2 жыл бұрын

There would still be body’s down there

@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын

The ship was in fact returning the remains of several hundred Chinese gold miners back their homeland when it sank.

@dirtlifenz 2 жыл бұрын

@@DrHarryH yeah I went and looked at the Wikipedia page after watching it. What was the deal with the artifact that you resurfaced wiki said there was some controversy at it being filmed

@DrHarryH 2 жыл бұрын

@@dirtlifenz yes obviously (and understandably) there is a lot of emotion surrounding the wreck, from both the local Chinese and Maori communities. Some were very supportive of our dives, some quite angry about us visiting the site. We were trying to establish proof of identity of the wreck. The wreck was subsequently gazetted as an historic site despite the fact that it was post 1900, so suddenly that made it illegal to remove artefacts. I believe the telegraph is still being held by the authorities. It's a fascinating story!

@madrx2 2 жыл бұрын

@@DrHarryH Is there any gold down there ;) ?