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IANTD SE ASIA has successfully conducted an Expedition to the following =
famous WW II wrecks along the Malaysian Coast.=20
A total of eight IANTD trainned Technical Divers (3 from Singapore, 2 =
from IANTD Sweden, & 3 from Russia) lead by Soo Seng Khoo of IANTD SE =
Asia executed about 80 dives on the following wrecks, which was not =
visited by any Technical Divers before.
1. Battle Cruiser - HMS "Repulse"=20
A 242 Meter (799 ft) 32,000 Ton Battle Cruiser built in 1916 =
refurbished in 1941 with modern Armaments to join the WW II in SE Asia. =
On 10 December 1941, she suffered extensive torpedo hits on her Port =
(10) & Starboard (4) sides and a 250 Kg Bomb on her deck from the three =
groups of Japanese Torpedo-carrying Bettys. Now lies on her Port side at =
a depth of 60 meters (200 ft). Many of her artillery were visible, i.e. =
The 40mm Pom Pom Guns, 20mm Oerlikon Guns, & 102mm Canons. Projectiles =
for the canons were armed and spewed in the Shell Room. Her propellers =
were buried in the sand except one is visible. No penetration dives were =
made. This ship lost 513 lives. Captain Tennant survived.
2. Battleship - Prince of Wales
This ten month old state of the art Battleship was sent to SE =
Asia to show the commitments of the British during the War. She was the =
Command ship of Force Z. A third of its 35,000 tons of steel consisted =
of armour plating (16" thick) and a complex system of bulkheads had =
earned her the nickname of HMS Unsinkable. She suffered extensive =
torpedo hits on her Port (2) & Starboard (5) sides and two 500 Kg Bomb =
on her deck. Now lies completely upside down at a depth of 67 meters =
(220 ft). Her hull looked like a huge reef. She lost 327 men. Among whom =
were the Captain John Leach and Admiral Phillips. Some of the Artillery =
were visible, but the main Guns were either buried in the sand or may =
have been detached from it's base and dropped off as she sank. No =
penetration dives were made.=20
3. Dutch Submarine - O16
Launched in 1936 using the New Techniques of welding instead of =
riveting. She sunk more than six Japanese troopships during the War. On =
the night of 14/15 December 1941, she struck a Japanese mine and sunk =
with all hand except Quartermaster C. de Wolf. She was under the command =
of Lt Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker. The wreck is still pretty intact. The =
instructment at the conning tower is still there except the compass, =
wheel & the radio direction finder. The navigation lights are still =
firmly attached to the sail. The periscope is down and intact. No =
penetration dives were made.
4. Mine Sweeper "Banka"
This converted Mine Sweeper from Singapore was struck by the =
a Japanese mine. The wooden superstructure is a heap of rotting wood. =
The front Gun is still visible. The engine room was penetrated during =
the dives.
Equipment Used
1. Dive Rite Superwing & OMS Wings
2. Nitek3 Dive Computer
3. IANTD Hard tables
4. Steel 10L & 12 L tanks charged to 232 Bar
5. Steel 120 cu.ft
6. Stages are steel 7L, & Al. 80 cu.ft
7. Poseidon Regulators (short & long Hoses)
8. Apollo DPV
9. Haskel Booster pump
10. Dive Rite Lift Bags & Reel
11. 3mm wet suit & DUI shell suit
Dive Profile;
Bottom Time; 20 to 30 minutes
SIT; 3 to 4 hours
Depth; between 54 to 67 meters (178 to 220 =
ft)
Temperature Around 30'C ( 88'F)
Condition Easy diving
Bottom Gases used; Air & Trimix
Deco Gases EAN 50, 70, 80 & 100%
Camera 4 Nikonos V with 15mm lens
Video 3 VH-1000 with Sea & Sea Housing
Lights Dive Rite MLS & AUL
Photographs will be posted at our web site when =
ready
Soo Seng Khoo
IANTS SE ASIA
196 Pandan Loop #06-17
"PanTech" Industrial Complex
Singapore 128384
Tel; +65-776.7227
Fax; +65-7733.239
http://www.iantdsea.com
email: khooss@si*.co*.sg*
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>IANTD SE ASIA has successfully =
conducted an=20
Expedition to the following famous WW II wrecks along the Malaysian =
Coast.=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>A total of eight IANTD trainned =
Technical Divers=20
(3 from Singapore, 2 from IANTD Sweden, & 3 from Russia) lead by Soo =
Seng=20
Khoo of IANTD SE Asia executed about 80 dives on the following wrecks, =
which was=20
not visited by any Technical Divers before.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>1. Battle Cruiser =
- HMS=20
"Repulse" </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> A 242 =
Meter (799=20
ft) 32,000 Ton Battle Cruiser built in 1916 refurbished in 1941 with =
modern=20
Armaments to join the WW II in SE Asia. On 10 December 1941, she =
suffered=20
extensive torpedo hits on her Port (10) & Starboard (4) sides and a =
250 Kg=20
Bomb on her deck from the three groups of Japanese Torpedo-carrying =
Bettys. Now=20
lies on her Port side at a depth of 60 meters (200 ft). Many of her =
artillery=20
were visible, i.e. The 40mm Pom Pom Guns, 20mm Oerlikon Guns, & =
102mm=20
Canons. Projectiles for the canons were armed and spewed in the Shell =
Room. Her=20
propellers were buried in the sand except one is visible. No penetration =
dives=20
were made. This ship lost 513 lives. Captain Tennant =
survived.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>2. Battleship - Prince of =
Wales</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2> This ten month old =
state of=20
the art Battleship was sent to SE Asia to show the commitments of the =
British=20
during the War. She was the Command ship of Force Z. A third of its =
35,000 tons=20
of steel consisted of armour plating (16" thick) and a complex =
system of=20
bulkheads had earned her the nickname of HMS Unsinkable. She suffered =
extensive=20
torpedo hits on her Port (2) & Starboard (5) sides and two 500 Kg =
Bomb on=20
her deck. Now lies completely upside down at a depth of 67 meters (220 =
ft). Her=20
hull looked like a huge reef. She lost 327 men. Among whom were the =
Captain John=20
Leach and Admiral Phillips. Some of the Artillery were visible, but the =
main=20
Guns were either buried in the sand or may have been detached from it's =
base and=20
dropped off as she sank. No penetration dives were made. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>3. Dutch Submarine - =
O16</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2> Launched in 1936 =
using the New=20
Techniques of welding instead of riveting. She sunk more than six =
Japanese=20
troopships during the War. On the night of 14/15 December 1941, she =
struck a=20
Japanese mine and sunk with all hand except Quartermaster C. de Wolf. =
She was=20
under the command of Lt Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker. The wreck is still pretty =
intact.=20
The instructment at the conning tower is still there except the =
compass,=20
wheel & the radio direction finder. The navigation lights are still =
firmly=20
attached to the sail. The periscope is down and intact. No penetration =
dives=20
were made.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>4. Mine =
Sweeper=20
"Banka"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2> &nbs=
p; This=20
converted Mine Sweeper from Singapore was struck by the a Japanese mine. =
The=20
wooden superstructure is a heap of rotting wood. The front Gun is =
still=20
visible. The engine room was penetrated during the dives.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Equipment Used</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
size=3D2>1. Dive=20
Rite Superwing & OMS Wings</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>2. Nitek3 Dive=20
Computer</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT =
size=3D2>3. IANTD=20
Hard tables</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>4. Steel 10L & 12 L tanks =
charged to 232=20
Bar</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>5. Steel 120
cu.ft</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>6. Stages are steel 7L, & Al. =
80=20
cu.ft</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>7. Poseidon Regulators (short =
& long=20
Hoses)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>8. Apollo DPV</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>9. Haskel Booster =
pump</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>10. Dive Rite Lift Bags & =
Reel</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>11. 3mm wet suit =
& DUI=20
shell suit</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Dive Profile;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bottom=20
Time; &n=
bsp; =20
20 to 30 minutes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>SIT; =
&=
nbsp; =20
3 to 4 hours</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>Depth; &nbs=
p; =
; =20
between 54 to 67 meters (178 to 220 ft)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>Temperature =
; =20
Around 30'C ( 88'F)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>Condition &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; =20
Easy diving</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Bottom Gases =
used; =20
Air & Trimix</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Deco=20
Gases &n=
bsp; =20
EAN 50, 70, 80 & 100%</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>Camera &nbs=
p; =
; =20
4 Nikonos V with 15mm lens</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>Video =
; =
=20
3 VH-1000 with Sea & Sea Housing</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
size=3D2>Lights &nbs=
p; =
; =20
Dive Rite MLS & AUL</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2>Photographs =
; =20
will be posted at our web site when ready</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Soo Seng Khoo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>IANTS SE ASIA<BR>196 Pandan Loop=20
#06-17<BR>"PanTech" Industrial Complex<BR>Singapore =
128384<BR>Tel;=20
+65-776.7227<BR>Fax; +65-7733.239</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://www.iantdsea.com">http://www.iantdsea.com</A></FONT></DI
V>=
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>email:
<A=20
href=3D"mailto:khooss@si*.co*.sg*">khooss@singnet.com.sg</A></FONT></D=
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