Dive
Trip, October 18-30, 1998
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During part of the October dive trip, a boat was generously provided by the Texas General
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In late October 1998 the Denbigh
Project team organized a two-week dive trip to the shipwreck site to continue mapping the
exposed remains and conduct limited probing to determine the extent of buried hull and
machinery features. Operations were significantly hindered by poor visibility and
tidal current at the site, but the team did manage to complete further mapping of the
central machinery spaces and to follow the line of buried shell plating approximately 10m
(33ft.) both forward and aft of the sidewheels.
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to evaluate the usefulness of the Denbigh site as a location for a nautical
archaeology field school. While the site offers many advantages, including diving in
shallow, semi-sheltered water and close proximity to Texas
A&M - Galveston, it was felt that the poor visibility on the site would present
challenges for beginning archaeology divers. Special
assistance during the October dives was provided by the Scientific Diving Program at
TAMUG, Dr. Cheryl Ward of TAMUG, the Oil
Spill Prevention and Response Program of the Texas
General Land Office and Tom's Dive and Ski of
Austin. |
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