Anybody done this before???

[Stevect]

Hi there, I was wondering if anybody on here has actually found something of interest lying on the ocean floor or maybe even a old boat or something. What would the signs be that there mite be something buried under the sand. I have access to a remote coastline in Sa not frequently explored and I must admit it would be way cool to actually find something of importance there and I have a feeling that its actually very possible as there are two river mouths in the area that can or could service as a trade line and even a few bays that could have afforded sheltered anchorage at first glance but gets pretty rough and stormy all of a sudden, perfect conditions to land a ship on the rocks as they tend to stretch pretty far into the ocean at most places. They also discovered a cave in the area a few years back where they found remains of cave men and later sivilisations, we also found lead ballasts close to one of the river mouths a year back, but the ship to which they belonged lies quite shallow so what was there has allready been taken , but if theres one the possibility for more is there or am I being hopefull? Just wondering

I have my own RIB and I have a side scan sonar towfish and a mag and love searching any water. I was doing a scan of a lake in the NW of England called Ullswater and at just over 30 meters I found a 1920s houseboat. All the fittings are still on it so I know I was the first to find it. It's a wonderful find and I put the video here if you want to check it out.

http://www.divetheworld.com/Diving/S...Ulls/index.htm

I also found a massive 4 engined seaplane called a Short Sunderland in a lake in Ireland and i have since found that some of the crew are still on it. I'm planning to go over with some friends and we have found out the registration of the aircraft and the name of the crewmembers and we are going to be flying the pilots little brother and sister for a memorial over the wreck. When their brother was lost in the crash his father flew to Ireland and paid to have the lake dragged looking for his son and couldn't find him. He died of a broken heart and I would like it so that we could now add some closure to the story.

I did a video of another Short Sunderland as a tribute to all the crews that were killed in WWII and you can see if here if you like.

http://www.divetheworld.com/Diving/w...9044/index.htm

Steve