Re: [Paddlewise] Boat Graveyard at Staten Island

Dave Kruger wrote:

> Most of the wreckage I see on the coast is way gone:  just twisted 
> sheets of steel or slabs of splintered plywood ... the odd hatch cover 
> here and there.  Now and then there will be something recognizable as 
> boatlike.


Some years back when we kayaked around small islands in the Sea of 
Cortez off Bahia de los Angeles, on one day the ocean surface was smooth 
as glass and we were able to see a boat wreck (masts, etc).  I 
understand there are quite a few out there.

Another time some years ago I was paddling at night with a couple of 
club members from the Austin Paddling club in Espiritu Santo Bay and we 
came across an airplane wing sticking up out of the water.   We were 
fairly close to shore.  I understand there are quite a few airplane 
wrecks off the coast of Texas (in addition to numerous shipwrecks). 

Interesting video of scuba divers visiting one shipwreck 20 miles off 
South Padre Island here http://www.scubadivingtube.com/play.php?vid=535


Jackie
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