US Navy Experts sunken sub is USS Lagarto Photo of Memorial plaque laid on USS Lagarto – Courtesy of US Navy Sources Announcement By COMSUBPAC and Naval Historical Center Public Affairs PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — Experts at the Naval Historical Center in Washington, D.C., have confirmed that a World War II submarine wreck found in […]

Veteran UNOCAL commercial diver drowns during CCR rebreather wreck dive Fred Evans 1955-2006 For corrections and additions, please contact me directly Steve Burton 16 April 2006 Fred Evans – Rebreather incident causes tragic loss On the 4 April 2006, I was given the extremely sad news that Veteran UNOCAL commercial diver and local wreck diving legend Fred […]

Suddhadib- Hardeep shipwreck DVD Written by Stephen Burton         A truly outstanding example of shipwreck research and wreck diving documentary. Diver & shipwreck researcher Peter Walker assisted by a team of keen professional divers unravel the history of one of Thailand’s most popular shipwrecks. From a standing start Peter has succeeded in completely researching the […]

 Missing USS-Lagarto Submarine discovered Written by Stephen Burton – copyright 2006 ‘One of many WWII wrecks recently identified in Thai waters by  Koh Tao Wreck Research Vessel MV Trident’   The Gulf of Siam with Bangkok as its hub, has been an important international seaway stretching back over millennia. Until recent years, trade routes into […]

Closure, WW II sub found under the sea Family finally has place to put flowers By Kelly Kennedy Tribune staff reporter Published August 8, 2005 In the ghostly blue lights of a video camera, sea snakes, squids and schools of blue and yellow fish swirl past five-inch battle guns of a World War II submarine […]