A little while back we announced that we had the ability to now check out sonar targets using camera systems however the learning curve has been steep from that point on. Ease of operation, deployment and additional boat handling requirements have been the focus and along the way we have crucified some expensive gear, parts … Read Article
Still waiting to resolve our camera problems we are bashing it big time with sidescan sonar right now. Scouring the seabed this year for aeroplanes and not knowing what we are going to find be it large or small is all consuming. The data is gone through time and again just in case we missed something … Read Article
As the search goes on for the missing USAF Hercules those words ring in my ears most days now as I walk down the quay. I come out with all the usual lines that we we live and die by here at Deeper Dorset such as “Every day we know where it isn’t we are … Read Article
Whenever we can’t get out on the Hercules search due to fog or traffic and the weather allows we fall back on another area looking for another aircraft which is nowhere near as busy from the point of view of traffic but search wise is just as intense and meticulous. There is absolutely no point … Read Article
Wandering home after a beer the other night I took time out to take a few snaps and pause a while for some reflection! Seems to me my fantastic home town of Weymouth is being constantly let down by bad decisions and who knows what the future is for the harbour as the walls slowly … Read Article
There is a saying that winners are not those that never fail but those that never quit. Well I don’t know about being a winner but certainly the latter part applies here and quitting is never going to be an option. However that doesn’t stop me having a good moan about my lot and boring … Read Article
The two views from my office window yesterday twenty minutes apart. Warm air over a cold sea at this time of year is always an issue and thirty yards visibility is not uncommon however we are trying to take as much advantage as we can of the calm conditions right now. Doing what we do … Read Article
Every time we start to think maybe we can have a little break in proceedings and think of something else for a day or so… Bang the Paul Meyer story takes another twist. Nothing new there so I guess we shouldn’t really be surprised however while most think all the efforts are concentrated on the … Read Article
This is Fat Albert and Simon. Fat Albert is the piece of equipment just in case there is any confusion. The initial sonar target check outs on the Hercules search will be made with Fat Albert our custom built (by us) drop camera system and as I write this Fat Albert is on the way … Read Article
Being as busy as we are at the moment it was nice to divert the thought process from the Hercules for a day. I found myself in deepest darkest Cornwall today aboard a tall ship that is looking for a new home, now wouldn’t she be nice in Weymouth? I have an idea and a … Read Article