SHIPWRECKS & PAST EXPLORATIONS
"For History or Mystery!"
Here you will find an ever expanding inventory of our past, present, and future explorations! Be sure to check back for more updates! From shipwrecks, to airplanes, from tragedy, to film, THIS is where history is put on display!
Location:
Palos Verdes, California
Laying on the shores of Rancho Palos Verdes in Southern California is a site known to locals as the Los Angeles "Shipwreck Trail". A pleasant hike down a rocky strip of coastline where you pass by innumerable pieces of rusty jagged metal, a strange tractor-like machine, and huge chunks of rusted steel and framing, some as large as a car. This wreckage is all that remains of the cargo ship S.S. Dominator, which ran aground here in the fog due to a navigational error in 1961.
"Wheat & Saltwater Don't Mix"
The wreck of S.S. Dominator
Location:
Cat Harbor, Catalina Harbor, Ca
Dubbed by then adversary Lord Admiral Nelson as “the most bold and daring act of the age" the legendary 1804 role played by U.S.S. Intrepid was recreated on the silver screen by two vessels for the 1926 full length feature film "OLD IRONSIDES". During production several vessels were destroyed for real to allow for a more believable spectacle, and one of these vessels was the sloop re-rigged yacht "Los Amigos" which was stuffed full of dynamite and given a climactic finish like her historical counterpart. Join us as we explore the history of the REAL U.S.S. Intrepid, and then head aboard with us on our first ever fully-donor-funded, live streamed expedition which glimpsed the shattered remnants of Los Amigos aka 'INTREPID' for the first time in almost 100yrs!
DISCOVERING THE 'INTREPID' a movie prop ship sunk for the film 'Old Ironsides' in 1926
Location:
Imperial Beach, San Diego, California
Laying almost completely forgotten off the turbulent rolling waves off the San Diego coast is the final resting place of a forgotten warrior. The wreck site of U.S.S. S-37, first submarine to sink a Japanese destroyer in World War II.
Visited by us in December 2018, join us as we explore this veteran of the Pacific war, study her remains, and preserve her tale!
The Forgotten Warrior: The wreck of U.S.S. S-37
Location:
Off Marina Del Rey entrance,
Santa Monica Bay,
California
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Following a failed expedition to locate the steamer St. Croix our volunteer dive boat led us to the site of an unidentified shipwreck. Dubbed "The Rigger" because of the A-frame for a large crane, it is believed to be a buoy service barge which went down in the late 60's or 70's (Based on the corrosion seen) but its identity remains as of late....a mystery.
"The RIGGER"
