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Dear Divers, 

We’re off to the USS Lagarto and then hopefully Kinrei Maru in a few days. 

This trip is nearly full but we have a trip in august visiting Seacrest, Tottori and some very promising new marks . there’s lot of spaces available for this one. 

Leaves Koh Tao on August 1^st , six full days of diving, returning late on the 7^th 

We’ve been diving with Bruce Konefe lately, a cave nutter who’s been finding and exploring Thai caves for years. We’re happy to offer a joint operation to visit the caves in the south. We can provide all the logistical support, Bruce the training and expertise. If you’re interested especially in our down time in Nov/Dec let us know.

Yours,  Jamie Macleod ,

MV Trident Shipwreck Research Vessel , Koh Tao, Thailand

          (Picture Credit:- Hisashi Noma, ‘Japanese Merchant Ships at War’, publ.2004)

Dear Divers,

We‘ve just returned from an exploratory trip to the east of Samui.

Now we’ve definitely found the Tottori Maru along with the Sakura and Nanmei Marus.

These three were sunk in 1945 by USS Hammerhead, so we’ll be naming this trip the Hammerhead trip.

We can leave from Koh Tao or Samui, it’s an easy over-night steam to the first maru.

They’re all close together in 70m of very clear water.Confirmed dates for the next few months;

April 19- 23^rd – Vlado and Pornsri

May 3 -6^th – HTMS Pangan and Tanker Maru

May 15 – 21 st – Lagarto, Seacrest and Kinrei Maru – John Chatterton’s on this one

August 20^th -25^th , either Vlado / Pornsri , or Seacrest/Lagarto , to be decided.

The weather’s good until November so any other dates, say the word and we’ll put a trip together

Yours, Jamie

MV Trident, Koh Tao     www.techthailand.com

Hello guys,

We finally located and dived the Seacrest last week. 

She lies about 40nm east of Songkla in on her port side in approx 50m. the derrick and wheelhouse are missing  but  otherwise she’s intact, just a little battered.

Because she’s shallow, marine life has settled on the wreck  in a big way, some reef sharks and a big leopard shark as well as  lots of snapper etc

Obviously this is a well known fishing spot as there are dozens of snagged fishing boat anchors scattered about.  

We took some great Hi Def video but I’m told we can’t take stills from that format

We’ll visit again soon and try and find the missing derrick and wheelhouse and get some still photos, rest assured we  are fully aware that although this wreck isn’t a grave, she needs to be treated with respect.

Yours, Jamie

MV Trident, Koh Tao     www.techthailand.com 

Dear Divers,

Our last exploratory trip was very successful.

The first wreck lies on her port side in 68m , 52m to the top.  By markings on the life raft, we know she is called the ‘Pornsri’ and sank between 1983-93. Not much growth and silt and lots to explore. She’s quite an old ship, well appointed with brass telegraphs and helm, a big one , 6000 tons plus.  The second wreck , a few miles away, is even larger, this time on her starboard side in slightly shallower water. She’s a very old wreck, a twin super-structured  pre- war freighter but sunk post –war, probably about 40 years ago.  She’s a twin super – structured freighter, the  bell tells us she’s called ‘Vlado’. MV Trident’s first bell! 

Both these wrecks are in an area of clear water and easily reached on a four day live-aboard, we’ll be organizing regular trips all through the summer months, If you’re interested , keep an eye out for dates on the ‘trips’ page of www.techthailand.com  or give us a date and we’ll build a trip around you.  Next month we are finally filming the USS Lagarto with john Chatterton and Richie Kohler, after that we have a 3D/3N trip planned for March 14^th  - 18^th , spaces available  

Yours, Jamie