HMNZS Canterbury Shipwreck Dive
This was my first dive on the Canterbury after it was sunk in November 2007.
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cool.
why did they sink it though?
Wikipedia says it was sunk to become a dive wreck.
Frank
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>why did they sink it though?
whats the name of the music
nice video by the way
it’s the crimson tide theme
She was sunk as it was more expensive and hazzardous to send to a breakers yard. The boilers still contained Asbestos and it is common now to turn them into artifical reefs. The ship served the RNZN over thiry years and in some ways,this was a deserving fate better than any breakers yard. If it sounds like I had a bit of affection for this old ship,youre right. I served my apprentiship during her half life refit,and continued to maintain her for the following 18years. Great ship and a good crew.
what did you use to film this?
how could u swin that deep ohh *shudders* i hate insanely deep water eek
Thanks for posting this. My Brother used to crew on this ship
I think it was one of the Canon Ixus models (Not sure which exact model). Video resolution is 640×480
Have a look at our Matauri Bay video with footage well below that!
Ask him whether he misses the cramped sanitary installations
. I hope that I’ll be back on her soon to get other interesting areas on camera!
I love everything to do with the ocean but i’m too much of a pussy to actually go into deep water, only because i don’t know what’s under me. if i went into deep water and looked under me and saw a shipwreck i would probably crap myself…
lol same here I hate deep water its to freaky dont knw why probably just the thourght of not knowing whats under you or looking down and seeing nothing but blue water which turns to darkness or just knowing how small you are, I just cant go into deep water even at the local pool, my friends will go out right into the center while i chill out on the side clinging to the grates and not letting go haha.
so where is the island i am interested in diving this.
It’s just off the New Zealand coast very close to Cape Brett at a spot known as Deep Water Cove
How long after it was sunk did you dive on it? Cause that thing is fresh.