A330 sunk in Turkey for diving.
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A330 sunk in Turkey for diving.
Not really. PADI will let you do 30m within your first 8 dives ever. It's a normal limit for recreational diving, but in no way is for experts only.
It's also a great depth for sinking ships, aircraft etc. Deep enough to be below the waves in any storm, deep enough to keep people's dwell times to around 30min max so less crowded and less damage, but the top would be at ~25m, or ~20m if it's sitting on its gear, so well withing the reach of even novice divers (normally limited to 18m)
It's also a great depth for sinking ships, aircraft etc. Deep enough to be below the waves in any storm, deep enough to keep people's dwell times to around 30min max so less crowded and less damage, but the top would be at ~25m, or ~20m if it's sitting on its gear, so well withing the reach of even novice divers (normally limited to 18m)
It's A330-342 ex Onur Air, TC-OCB, cn 098.Built for Dragonair 1995 as VR-HYA. Opf Saudia between 2010 and 2016, retired 2017 at Antalya.
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It is quite popular to do divesites with purpose sunk wrecks in Turkey. There were a few dive sites having ex military planes. Below is a photo when we sunk a C-47 that Turkish Air Force donated in Mordogan, Turkey in 2011.
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A 737 was sunk to form a new reef off of Vancouver Island.
Boeing 737
Eleven years later here is how it evolved.
Boeing 737
Eleven years later here is how it evolved.
Another B737 artificial reef
A 737 was sunk to form a new reef off of Vancouver Island.
Boeing 737
Eleven years later here is how it evolved.
https://vimeo.com/200055049
Boeing 737
Eleven years later here is how it evolved.
https://vimeo.com/200055049
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Now the 747 must be impressive. Diving (I’ve done a couple of 5m discover dives) is definitely on my list of things I want to do. Must take a lot of care to ensure there’s nothing left on the airframe that can ultimately decompose and contaminate the environment, I’d have thought.
There is an area off Waikiki in Hawaii where they've sunk some old ships and aircraft roughly 30 meters deep that you can go see in a (tourist) submarine (I did that with my wife a few years ago). They said it costs a fortune to prepare the ships and such for sinking to meet all the environmental rules and regulations.
One would hope that they take similar care in other parts of the world, but I'm not optimistic that's the case.
Originally Posted by Dubaian 
30m down is only for serious divers.
Not really. PADI will let you do 30m within your first 8 dives ever. It's a normal limit for recreational diving, but in no way is for experts only.
30m down is only for serious divers.
Not really. PADI will let you do 30m within your first 8 dives ever. It's a normal limit for recreational diving, but in no way is for experts only.
https://www.naui.org/resources/dive-tables-review/
You can spend 22 minutes at 30 meters before worrying about the bends.
It rises to 55 minutes at 18 meters, which is much safer if you become enthralled with the location.
P.S., Don't go on a long flight the day after diving.
Experiencing an atmospheric pressure equivalent to 8000 feet above sea level throws the dive tables way out of whack.
Looks like all the composite parts (flight control surfaces, wing to body fairings etc.) have been removed. There are no composites in the main structure of the A330.
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Actually, it's not a good idea to take a flight on any pressurized aircraft a day or so after diving, though that will also depend on what type of diving you've done. A lot of newer dive computers -- even mine, for that matter, and its not so new -- offer FLY/NO FLY displays that account for your dive depths and times and calculate when you're good to get back in the air.
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Actually, it's not a good idea to take a flight on any pressurized aircraft a day or so after diving, though that will also depend on what type of diving you've done. A lot of newer dive computers -- even mine, for that matter, and its not so new -- offer FLY/NO FLY displays that account for your dive depths and times and calculate when you're good to get back in the air.