RMS Lusitania (90m) - diving deep inside a world famous shipwreck

[@D33pUK]

If you enjoyed this deep wreck diving video then check out my other ones 👉www.youtube.com/@D33pUK 🙏

[@sosayweall7290]

Great video again. A couple of questions from a non-diver, what is the limit that you are qualified/confident/equipped to dive to? Is there a particular wreck you're really eager to dive on?

[@D33pUK]

@@sosayweall7290 It's not really possible to get a qualification beyond MOD 3 which is 80/100 m (depending on agency). I've dived to 130 m and would have no issues doing that again. Much deeper and it would have to be very special. We've done about 15 dives looking for the USCG Tampa which was torpedoed in 1918 and has been missing every since. It would be great to find it so that's the one I'm eager to dive!

[@sosayweall7290]

@@D33pUK thanks for the reply, best of luck and hope you find it.

[@dustingriffith7399]

14:16 As you were mentioning the speeding power of Cunard Liner LUSITANIA during her career, LUSITANIA was at 26 knots after winning the BLUE🔵RIBBON on October 1907. However, after seven and a half years later on the final voyage of LUSITANIA, her speeding power was reduced from 26 to 21 knots just like the TITANIC speed power before April 14th 1912. The reason why the speed power was reduced on LUSITANIA was because Cunard was requested by the British government that the ship’s burning⚫️coals had to be used for the War Efforts to support Great🇬🇧Britain and its allies against the German🇩🇪Empire and one boiler room on LUSITANIA was shut down in order to maintain the cost of burning⚫️coals. But sadly LUSITANIA and her 21 knots speed power would never reach the Irish🇮🇪shores after experiencing two tragic explosions and only 18 minutes to live!🚢💥🤯LUSITANIA will remain popular with us all just like TITANIC, because LUSITANIA deserves to be remembered and next year is LUSITANIA and her 110th Memorial Day of May 7th 2025. 🚢 LUSITANIA FOREVER 💐

[@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk]

Did you ever dive on MV Lovat? My Grandfather was the skipper on that ship. Think it sank close to where you live.

[@391wombat]

Im a 70 year old recreational diver and really enjoy your content, but you guys are nuckin futs!

[@D33pUK]

Thanks, it's normal to us!

[@391wombat]

👌👌👌

[@Graggs]

😆🤣

[@rivierabear]

I'm a Lusitania "enthusiast" (if that's the correct word? Historian?). Her story continues to fascinate me and I always enjoy learning new details. Your video was captivating. I don't think I've ever seen such interesting footage from deep inside her wreck. Given the condition of the wreck, you've got to have cojones the size of Kansas to brave penetrating her wreck so deeply. Bravo and thank you! You've earned another subsciber and I'm enjoying watching your past videos as well... I have absolutely NO DESIRE to don gear and dive the depths you do, but I very much enjoy watching the footage from your explorations.

[@D33pUK]

Glad you enjoyed it and giving people like yourself the opportunity to see into the wreck is one of my reasons for posting.

[@esits]

Imagine standing on the boat platform with a pair of LP steel 120's, 3-4 deco bottles, canister light (not small), lift bag reels, etc. Absolutely brutal and relief of stepping in the water was bliss. I couldn't fathom doing this dive in the 90's on open circuit. It's all we knew. Those that dove this wreck in the 90's were the Tech GODS to us. We trained to dive and be self-sufficient. Everything was redundant and we trained not to have or be around a buddy. Stupid, really. The FL DIR group changed all of that and moved technical diving to a buddy system again. I was very happy when that happened, but that was also about the time I pretty much stopped tech diving - with the birth of my first child in 2002. The risk wasn't worth the reward. Watching your videos really makes me wished I lived in an area with a lot of deep wrecks and could take up tech diving again. OTOH, I'd have to replace all my gear and buy new gear. Cost wise, I bet it's well over $20,000 USD to get fully kitted out again...not to mention the additional training on rebreathers. Add to that the cost of each charger, gases, etc and it really is a rich-man's hobby. When I stopped doing tech dives, the typical dive was more akin to a team trying to reach the summit of Everest. You had logistics, support divers, and 1 or maybe 2 divers actually did the planned dive with the rest of the team doing other things. Too rich for my blood to start all over again. Besides - after 5,000 dives, not too sure I miss the cold and dark waters in the Northwest. I'm more of a warm water, vacation, diving kinda guy now. Love the advances in closed circuit technology and wished I had had a chance to dive one. Never did. I'm now diving through you! Keep up the gook work and great dives!

[@D33pUK]

Couldn't agree more, the OC pioneers, such as Starfish Enterprise, who did the Lusitinia in 1994 were incredible. We've all benefited from what they did. I wouldn't say that a 90+ metre dive is routine but I did approx 10 last year so it's definitely not the huge achievement that it once was!

[@nodidog]

The Lusitania is arguably more historically significant than the titanic, it just doesn't have the Hollywood blockbusters to amplify its story. You're doing the dives that I'm training towards doing one day. Your narration really adds to the footage-thanks for sharing ❤

[@D33pUK]

@@nodidog Difficult to disagree with that assessment. I've never really understood the obsession with the Titanic 🤷‍♂️

[@tturi2]

it's also a massive shame that trawling over it still happens

[@jeffmusor3827]

Fantabulous Adventure!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Narration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@trevorduncan9635]

Jeez mate I've got to say... watching your dives are starting to make me think trimix 2025... fantastic. Cheers for posting.

[@D33pUK]

You know it makes sense!

[@Willard05]

Absolutely incredible! These videos give the rest of us ‘access’ to things that only a very small few would normally get to see. Thanks for sharing. Keep them coming please. 👍👍👍

[@D33pUK]

Don't worry i've got 4 years of diving videos to edit & upload so plenty left!

[@kevinperryman9149]

fantastic did lots of scuba when i was younger and Scapa Flow when the Inverlane block ship was still divable.....completed my nitrox course there but military service took over my life and watching you and your buddy dive to the great wreck was awesome thankyou for that .Technical diving is a whole new ball game i can see but worth every minute.👌

[@D33pUK]

I've also done the Inverlane when it was still above water - an epic experience and sad that it is no longer possible

[@ThirdEyeDivers]

Uber cool. I usually am not a fan of narration, but you make a good go of keeping me captivated.

[@D33pUK]

Wow, thanks & glad they work for you!

[@oneparticularharbor144]

The amount of devastation on that wreck after 100 years is amazing. I’m sitting in a comfortable chair watching this video and all I can think of is no thanks. I couldn’t imagine how claustrophobic it must be to be down in that wreck - never mind in that boiler room knowing over 1000 people died there. I live not far from where the Andrea Doris went down and it’s still claiming diver lives. You guys are amazing

[@D33pUK]

Thanks, and it is definitely something that crosses my mind.

[@SaltimusMaximus]

My grandparents for many years had a large leather cushion from Lusitania that was picked up off the beach and given to them by a friend who lived in the area it sank. It eventually fell apart no doubt the saltwater took it’s toll, how I wish it had survived

[@D33pUK]

What an incredible thing that would have been to still have. Makes you wonder about the person who owned it and what happened to them?

[@CuttingEdge49]

Great dive. Nice of you to mention Gary.

[@D33pUK]

Thos of us who do this today stand on the shoulders of giants like him

[@comediandavethompson]

Fascinating! I love watching your videos. You have a very good public speaking voice. I had a diving accident in Thailand in 1997, and haven't been able to dive since. These vids are an excellent substitute!

[@D33pUK]

Really sorry to hear about your accident but glad that my videos help make up in some way.

[@dannyhoward3437]

Terrific narration! Love your matter of fact, simple explanation.

[@D33pUK]

Thank you, appreciate the feedback 👍

[@bobfry5267]

Props to the diver who cut the net away. A personal hatred of mine, I could not have passed it by myself.

[@D33pUK]

Couldn't agree more, especially as he'll have then had several hours of decompression to do

[@frankd5871]

Thank you. Good commentary. Good to see what happens on the dive boat.

[@D33pUK]

I'm trying to include a bit more of the surface action so glad you found it interesting

[@develfirepro555]

In all my life I’ve studied warships ocean liners and cruise ships and I have never known that a diver was capable of going inside the R.M.S Lusitania and I had to search for more information on it and I have found that it is extremely dangerous when going inside the vessel because it can come at a risk of becoming tangled in wreckage and there is being a chance that the vessel could collapse on it’s self and you not being able to return

[@D33pUK]

For sure this is a high risk activity, but that's exploration for you!

[@tlock4698]

love watching your videos.

[@D33pUK]

Thanks, appreciate you taking the time to comment 👍

[@functioningnarcotic2098]

Excellent video. Thank you. I like that you admitted to a certain nervousness at depth in a wreck. It's fun what we do, but sometimes if we're honest it's a bit scary too. Keep the great videos coming. 👏👏👏

[@D33pUK]

No problems at all and I think it's important to be honest!

[@chrisa584]

Great video with fantastic commentary!

[@D33pUK]

Thank you kindly!

[@shaunwest3612]

Great video, incredible dive, that is a big wreck to explore, well done 👍👌

[@D33pUK]

Absolutely, even with10 dives on it I don't feel close to knowing it.

[@theone2519]

Amazing video as always, thank you

[@D33pUK]

Thanks 👍

[@colinwilliams9290]

Another great dive video, Christmas treat and I don’t think the banding spoilt it to much. Once again thanks for sharing.

[@D33pUK]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it! Lots more still to come.

[@johnjephcote7636]

In the early 1950s my father told me two things: he remembered being told in April 1912 0f the Titanic's sinking and shortly after, as a young man, he spoke with the keeper of the Old Kinsale Lighthouse who was on duty when the Lusitania went down.

[@D33pUK]

Two incredible pieces of maritime history and wonderful for you to have that personal connection to them

[@tobiashartung856]

Nice video Dom. On the topic of cave divers picking you up for not having your hand on the line ... far from it. I'd pick you up if you had your hand on it. Don't disturb the line and silt when you don't need to. Distance to the line dependent on the conditions and here the conditions are nowhere near permanent physical contact with the line.

[@D33pUK]

Cheers, appreciate the feedback!

[@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk]

Did you ever dive on MV Lovat? My Grandfather was the skipper on that ship. Think it sank close to where you live.

[@D33pUK]

Unfortunately not although we sometimes dive in that area - I'll add it to my to-dive list!

[@KeyaanMZ]

Sick video as usual dude, good to see the views going up, and the subs too.

[@D33pUK]

Cheers, always appreciate your feedback - I'm amazed at how many people seem to enjoy watching my videos!

[@KeyaanMZ]

@ Mate, 99.9% of the population will never see the kind of things you do, it’s like your videos are a gateway to another world.

[@cadenseward2054]

First. By the way, congrats on 5K subs!

[@D33pUK]

Cheers, I'm amazed how popular my videos seem to be!

[@sharg0]

My favorite channels all have the same things in common: Passionate about their topic, knowledgeable and just happy to share!

[@steveauer413]

From a 1000 plus cave dives, some c exploration, I think your techniques are pretty spot on....except getting behind your reel person. Great dive, great video

[@D33pUK]

Cheers - appreciate the feedback!

[@Stewieandrews1]

Well done Dom- thank you!

[@D33pUK]

Cheers Stewie - particularly glad that a diver of your experience on the wreck enjoyed it

[@sharg0]

Perfect time for an evening cup of tea and an interesting video :-)

[@D33pUK]

Hope you enjoyed it?

[@sharg0]

Sure did!

[@GLK-London]

Amazing diving experience. Wonderful footage.

[@D33pUK]

Thanks 👍

[@ericvadekro8334]

Very interesting…. ‘Eerie’ is probably the understatement of the year 😅

[@D33pUK]

The low visibility and darkness combined with such a massive wreck makes for an incredible atmosphere which I think came across in the video?

[@omaarpoiriez]

I would love a video on all the gear you're using!

[@D33pUK]

I'm in the process of putting one together but not sure how long it will take 👍

[@simonjohnson1585]

Thanks for sharing another great video my friend, hope you have a great new year and all the best from Somerset 👍🏻👍🏻💯✨

[@D33pUK]

Thank you and I hope you have a good one too 👍🍺🍻

[@fantabaz1]

Really interesting and informative video explaining everything as it happens. Great stuff, keep it up!

[@D33pUK]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for the feedback!

[@NYYRobThomson]

Thank you!!

[@Graggs]

Nice one, thank you, Dominic

[@PRR5406]

Your best dive video I’ve seen. I was wondering if you recovered anything impersonal from the wreck? She was state of the art in international travel in 1915.

[@D33pUK]

Thanks, appreciate the feedback. The Lusitania is protected under Irish law so no recovery of artefacts is permitted!

[@giannidcenzo]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@D33pUK]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@rade6063]

Great great videos man

[@D33pUK]

Glad you like them! 👍

[@wolfgangdr.rohden3617]

Can you tell a bit about your gear and the gasmixtures you usually have on divers like this ? Or did I miss a video where you already did? Dont want to annoy you Anyway, thank you very much for your work with these videos and have a happy new year and Lots of successful divers !!

[@D33pUK]

Quite a few people have asked for this so I'll put one together. Broadly I dive 10/50 diluent down to about 70 m, 12/65 to 90 and then something like 8/80 below that. My CCR is an AP Inspiration and I wear an O-Three Ri-200 drysuit

[@ianstockdale964]

Superb video

[@D33pUK]

@@ianstockdale964 Thank you 👍

[@PN_48]

Solid. Nice vid👍

[@D33pUK]

Thanks - appreciate the feedback!

[@Bear-q6m]

Hi Dom, yet another great video. I am surprised you have not gone onto carbon dive 300bar cylinders. Rick put me onto them and I absolutely love them. They are litterally 1/2 the weight of Ali 11's.

[@D33pUK]

I'm always very jealous of Ricks but can't afford to replace the 5 x Ali 80 with various mixes that I own! Maybe when my KZbin videos make me wealthy beyond my wildest dreams :)

[@Bear-q6m]

Hi Dom, After speaking to Rick, I bought 3, 2 for different B/O mixes and 1 for deco. I then tested and sold my 11's to offset the cost. I have also identified other stuff to sell on eBay and got my wife to sell and keep the money. Happy wife, happy life!😂

[@Bear-q6m]

​@D33pUK I have several 50l and bottles that I keep pre-mixes in and so can haskell gas two and fro as required.😊

[@iainhunneybell]

That is a deep penetration of a very deep wreck. And you talk of gear failure. My concern in such deep penetration was my light fading. Yes, to take a pocket standby, but imagine suddenly being left in the dark. Horrendous thought 😱 May Fran look after you both 🙏🏻 Take care down there ❤️ Oh, and I approve her surface flag … looks remarkably familiar 😉

[@D33pUK]

Definitely a risk to be considered although between us we had four torches (two main & two spares) so I think we had that covered pretty well!

[@iainhunneybell]

👍@@D33pUK. Yep, just a personal fear. Things can go from great to terrible so quickly. Reminds me of a story from a friend who while diving the German fleet in Scapa was deep into a coal bunker, turned around to find themselves faced with a wall of stirred-up coal dust and no line in. I seem to recall he also lost a buddy on one dive and was faced with breaking the news to the family. Stay safe ... we want to see more vids 😂 Best wishes to the entire crew ❤

[@JJCCR1886]

Impressive!

[@keithsaunders6342]

Great video and commentary. Thank you for sharing. What stores are you using for the down strobes? Looking to replace mine that failed, and yours worked really well. Thanks.

[@keithsaunders6342]

Just found your entire video on strobes, after subscribing. Thanks again for sharing.

[@D33pUK]

Great and hope you find it useful!

[@freedomwanderer]

That's awesome.

[@thevox1075]

Did you find at any time a view of the hull damage from the torpedo explosion? From inside the hull? Also, maybe you should explore and map the wreckage that’s left of the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse.

[@D33pUK]

Unfortunately the starboard side where the torpedo struck is against the seabed so has the whole wreck on top of it. No chance of seeing anything.

[@rygneisanau1724]

Nice video and great dive looks very challenging and to see and touch an ocean liner witch is famous makes it very much more amazing ! sad that the lusitania is it in that condition ....

[@D33pUK]

Absolutely, it's been underwater for over a hundred years and almost certainly was depth charged in WW2 so it's impressive that it is still this intact. The Justicia off NW Ireland is a similar age and size but is almost completely flat apart from the bow and boilers

[@optimist3580]

First dives on the Lusatania where made in the 1935, then the 1960s and in 1982 Oceaneering removed one of the props

[@heatherrawls6015]

Wow!

[@markclifton14]

Great video. I bet it would be easy to get lost on the wreck. Has the bell ever been found ? . You could spend months diving and still not see half of the wreck.👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@D33pUK]

Not sure about the bell but my 10 dives haven't even started to see all the things that are down there. It's an unbelievable dive. On one dive Fran and myself got lost and failed to get back to the shot so had to bag up from the wreck. It's an easy thing to do.

[@nameother6213]

As far as I know you need a special permit to dive on this wreck. Was it difficult to obtain one?

[@D33pUK]

The organiser of this trip had obtained the permit which I believe can be difficult to obtain although I don't have any direct experience of the process.

[@scubatrainingcenterofamarillo]

52 to 57 degree Fahrenheit is quite cold even in a dry suit, especially for more than two hours. Do you use heated undergarments?

[@D33pUK]

@@scubatrainingcenterofamarillo Yes I've got a heated vest and most other people have something similar. They tend to get turned on for the last hour or two of the decompression stops

[@PaulAnthonyDuttonUk]

Looks like the first part of the film Alien...

[@cliffordwells2793]

What a dive,,!!..have you ever seen any munitions on her?? I remember a guy doing this wreck in the 70's I think alone, just to prove the fact it did.

[@D33pUK]

I haven't seen any but I believe others have found some of them small arms ammuniton (0.303) that was recorded on the manifest.

[@Mfiltre]

Better you than me I’m such a fair weather diver 😂

[@D33pUK]

I enjoy that too!

[@aleu650]

❤❤❤

[@CGM_68]

110 to 132 lbs for the Imperialists among us. Given that Ireland went metric when I was 3 years old, I shouldn't be conversant with such measures, but my entire schooling until 1988 was a mix of both systems. So one gets used to converting all the time.

[@D33pUK]

It's incredible that the world can't agree on a standard system so that the need to convert can be consigned to history - where it belongs!

[@CGM_68]

On the subject of the secondary explosion ; "What must be remembered is that DEFINITELY aboard the ship, in the enlarged forward hold, was a total of 1,248 cases of LIVE 3" shrapnel shells (four shells per case) destined for use by the Royal Artillery, as well as two consignments of unrefrigerated "butter" and "cheese" that together weighed nearly 90 tons and were both destined for the Royal Navy Weapons Testing Establishment in Essex. Curiously, both of those consignments were insured at the special government insurance rate! Why insure rancid dairy produce?! Even more curious is the fact that having got those consignments covered, the insurance was subsequently never claimed!" Odd that, or perhaps not!

[@CGM_68]

By the way, I am not suggesting that the ship carrying munitions justified German brutality. It does however show that the British Government knew full well what cargo was aboard. As an Irishman, it doesn't surprise me one bit.

[@Waffleking3452]

next time, you should dive to britannic

[@D33pUK]

@@Waffleking3452 It's on my list, Rick has done it and produced an awesome book with his photos - www.amazon.co.uk/Expedition-Britannic-Diving-Titanics-Sister/dp/1909455415

[@Waffleking3452]

@@D33pUK wow, thanks for the book link! And can't wait to see the britannic video; well if you do make one.

[@josearqco]

Nice video, but I have a question, how do You do to decompress?. You didn't do any stop while going up; You just went upwards straight away. Cheers

[@D33pUK]

I've chopped the video so you don't see about an hour of me at 6 metres which I don't think anyone would watch 😂

[@jhet75]

Whilst the advancements in diving technology have mitigated many of the risk associated with deep diving, entering confined wreck spaces requires ‘ luck’. Personally, having 20 years of Naval diving experience, this ‘luck’ factor overrides for me necessity enter dangerous wreck for an adrenaline experience. Having been part of many operations to recover loved ones from wrecks, those experiences taught me that the risk factors are unknown and extremely variable over time. Unfortunately, we’ve also recovered and searched for recreational divers, who sought trophies, and stories from these wrecks. Again the risk element far outweighs the reward IMO.

[@D33pUK]

We'll probably have to disagree on that one!

[@hanschristianlundberg7681]

How do you rate the Orcatorch d630 torch? Had any issues with it?

[@D33pUK]

I love them but I've had a few head floods. On the plus side, customer support has been brilliant and they've always been replaced.

[@tturi2]

im curious as to why trawling over the Lusitania is still allowed?

[@D33pUK]

I've no idea, probably a question for the Irish government!

[@Peter-tk6rm]

Vanderbilt dodged the Titanic but went down on Lussitania.

[@kavinskysmith4094]

as abit of an FYI with the unsinkable thing, the Lusitania, and other ships of this nature were the first to have water tight compartments, most ships didnt, including the carpathia hence their reputation and belief behind them, as a matter of fact between the marconi wireless, the water tight bulkheads and the shipping lanes the titanic was in, it was actually believed that she would have stayed afloat long enough to be considered her own lifeboat hence why they opted under the british trade regulations to not have enough boats onboard for all the normal amount of passengers and crew and they actually had more than what was required onboard, but the coal strike that left a bunch unable to get home who then booked passage on her, kinda screwed that up even more, as even to this day the numbers arent quite certain with the titanic also thanks to the damn british class system, they kept the third class people from mingling with the first even with the life boats, and blocked off access to the boat deck on the stern with knee high doors, that thanks to that, no one just smashed and went over to get to the boats which is why I think the stern compaired to the bow has such a negative aura about it, as that's where the worst happened, as everyone was so busy that they didnt go back there and get the rest also with the lusitania, if it was a boiler explosion, would people have not found parts of the boilers or some of them imploded by now regardless of the fact that apparently the admirality actually bombarded the wreck with depth charges in WW2, and theirs still live ordinance around

[@iainhunneybell]

You mention deco-ing on 50% Nitrox? Did I understand correctly? That’s to reduce deco time? And you mention “two tanks”. You mean two hang tanks? One is helium and the other is…? I’m presuming O2 is integral to the rebreather, so what is the second hang tank?

[@D33pUK]

If we bail out then there are different gas mixtures available at various depths. Typically 50% Nitrox is used from 21 m up to about 6m when we switch to 100%. Although there is a 3 litre of oxygen attached to the CCR , there isn't normally a regulator attached to it - not least because there isn't very much gas in it when used Open Circuit!

[@iainhunneybell]

50% and then 100% @@D33pUK 😲 So, the O2 on the CCR has a constant bleed rate I presume? Does the CCR also handle the helium injection, and so your 2 hang tanks ad 50% and 100% O2 on open circuit for deco? Trying to think back to my minimal use of Buddy and Dräger systems. Could you not leave the deco air on the trapeze? You'd not want to be breathing 50 or 100% O2 at depth even in the case of an emergency. Sorry, too many questions!

[@D33pUK]

@iainhunneybell No, I use an electronic CCR which monitors PO2 and then injects oxygen to maintain whatever has been set. There is no constant flow valve like you were used to with your drager. Diluent is added to maintain loop volume, this is done either manually or by an automatic valve similar to that in a second stage

[@iainhunneybell]

Thanks for the info @@D33pUK 🙂

[@nomoretrying1451]

Can you descend as fast as you want? I understand on the way up you do deco stops. But can you just drop like a rock to the bottom?

[@D33pUK]

Yes, only real limiting factor is how quickly you can equalise your ears!

[@marqsee7948]

0:40 (Starfish Enterprise technical diving team) (I might've done the same slip up)

[@D33pUK]

Doh! Thanks for the pickup - I've corrected the captions but can't adjust the sound now 😞

[@arkansasboy45]

So after all of these years of diving, no evidence of ammunition has ever been found? I have always suspected it was there but one never knows about these things.

[@D33pUK]

I'm pretty certain that 0.303 ammunition has been found on it although I've never seen any personally

[@andrewarmstrong5248]

Churchill as 1st lord ordered the captain to slow down knowing a u boat was in the area .

[@JohnnyDanger36963]

Crowley?

[@edbridges1164]

Of interest the Lusitania and her sister Mauretania had their Coal Bunkers along the sides of the Hull as per Royal Navy Ships at the time as the Lucy and Maury were "Reserve Armed Merchant Cruisers" the admiralty after a short time realised that using ocean liners as Warships consumed a lot of coal! The Coal Bunkers being Longitudinal also leans in to the coal dust explosion theory just a little doesn't it?

[@edbridges1164]

I think they estimated that if they continued to use them as Warships the admiralty's stock of coal would be empty within 6 months or so

[@peterfindlay5820]

What strobe are you using. They seem quite bright.

[@D33pUK]

A few different types in operation there - the ones Fran and myself use are made by Nautilus (Hi-max in Europe). They're great pieces of kit

[@peterfindlay5820]

@@D33pUK Thanks for the suggestion. I just purchased one. They are super bright compared to the previous ones I had. Just what I have been looking for. If I get to UK this year I will look you up. Would love to dive with you however there isnt room for luggage and rebreather as well. Lusitania is on my bucket list. Have you dived Repulse and Prince of Wales? They were great wrecks, but sadly no more due to asian metal scavengers. Another was HMAS Perth which I didnt get to dive before it was salvaged by same guys.

[@clucier1]

The only things I find interesting about that ship are, using passengers to hide weapons behind, and the UK Government lying about that ship's status. It was "officially" being used as an Auxiliary Warship at the time of its sinking. Of course that all came out later.

[@OriginalCoalRollers]

Every photo or “dive video” I’ve seen of Lucy there’s British bullets all over the place

[@D33pUK]

I've done 10 dives on it and never seen any ammunition! I don't doubt that there is some down there but suspect there tends to be a high level of focus on them due to the controversy.

[@OriginalCoalRollers]

@ I bet, and you know the thing is the photos I’ve seen where so crystal clear with bullets everyware who knows if it was even Lucy, but great video, you should dive rms Carpathia

[@thruknobulaxii2020]

Did you learn to dive whilst on active service? Your cadence and intonation have a definite British Military _je ne sais quoi?_ Or am I just talking xollobs? 😃

[@D33pUK]

Guilty as charged, ex-Army!

[@thruknobulaxii2020]

@ Got it ✌️. Sorry, just being nosey 😁. Great videos and narratives.

[@D33pUK]

@thruknobulaxii2020 No problems at all, you're not the only person to ask 😂

[@jerodrobinson4040]

130-135lbs.

[@jerodrobinson4040]

There should be a System for these Shipwreck Dives. Everyones Suit should have a strong built in Heater, and there should be a Line that is half Electric half Air Running from the Ship. Then if a Diver gets Trapped in the Shipwreck You can hook them to the Line and keep Them alive indefinitely while You Plane the Rescue. The Line would also allow You to remove the Divers Tank and Gear and make it easier to get Them out

[@shawnmccutcheon6873]

I think water made it sink

[@user-il1nj7gu1c]

Shouldn’t you have some respect! and not dive on a mass grave site

[@D33pUK]

Worth noting that our diving was licensed by the Irish government and the owner of the wreck. I pay my respects in my own way.

[@ringo196]

Ship of fools