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Subfiend · 5 August 2008, 02:14 AM

Hey folks,

I just wanted to let you know that the new issue of DIVER magazine has not only a great ad for the new all gold Sub but also an article I co-wrote about diving 16,000 feet deep to explore the world's deepest wooden shipwreck. There are gratuitous shots of me and my original Sub holding Spanish pieces of eight and various other artifacts.

The article is not on-line yet, but here is a link to the mag:

http://www.divermag.com/online/pages/Current-issue.html

My co-author is Don Walsh, the pilot of the bathyscaph Trieste, and one of the expedition leaders was Anatoly Sagalevitch, one of the Jurors for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

DIVER magazine is primarily distributed in Canada, although it does make it down to the States. If any of my northern brethren can pick up some extra copies for me, I would certainly appreciate it. I received a measly TWO copies from the publisher for my efforts.

Thank you. Carry on.

Subfiend · 5 August 2008, 02:17 AM

Gratuitous photos of me with treasure.

Jimbits76 · 5 August 2008, 02:29 AM

Good work Sir!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats!

Jim

Sam Taha · 5 August 2008, 03:38 AM

That is COOL man! You should be a Rolex ambassador (if you aren't already!).

JJ Irani · 5 August 2008, 03:40 AM

Hello David,

Nice to see your pics. Lookin' good, buddy!!

seantk · 5 August 2008, 03:42 AM

David,

Thanks for posting! I wish you were joining me in 2 weeks

Sean

Numismatist · 5 August 2008, 03:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subfiend

Gratuitous photos of me with treasure.

OOOOOHHH - Coins!

Lowflight · 5 August 2008, 03:54 AM

Great Stuff

SCUBA Since 1998

DeepSeaWatches · 5 August 2008, 04:00 AM

Very cool!

Ed Rooney · 5 August 2008, 04:09 AM

I will look for it at Borders tonight. Will grab a few if I see it.

mike · 5 August 2008, 07:08 AM

Nice!!

bardm · 5 August 2008, 07:36 AM

Nice

Subfiend · 5 August 2008, 07:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Rooney

I will look for it at Borders tonight. Will grab a few if I see it.

Thanks. Check your PM.

Subfiend · 5 August 2008, 07:54 AM

The story of how this article came to be in DIVER is an interesting one.

Don Walsh and I have collaborated on projects for the past decade, and I was honored to participate in this expedition with him. We initially wrote an article about the expedition for Naval History, which I believe was published in 2002. I also did a speaking tour of the U.S. to talk about the expedition, with stops in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Boston.

Then, Don and I revised the article for The Explorers Journal in 2004, and we included new information from post-expedition research. Phil Nuytten, the owner of DIVER magazine, saw both articles and loved them. He has been bugging Don and I to update the article for DIVER for some time now, and we ultimately did so last spring. The magazine devoted a lot of pages to the article, and the editor included a lot of photos. Don and I were surprised by this. We thought for sure the editor would trim it down, but he didn't.

Lately, I have been getting more and more requests to speak about the expedition. Frankly, it's more fun to talk about than Titanic because the expedition was perfect and the find was so historically significant. We also set a lot of records -- deepest wooden shipwreck, fourth deepest wreck ever discovered, deepest arcaheological recovery, first use of digital mapping, deepest use of HDTV, etc., etc.

It also doesn't hurt that one of the members of the expedition was Richard Garriott, the son of astronaut Owen Garriott and the next private astronaut to visit the International Space Station, and another was Mike McDowell, who has gotten a lot of press lately for helping the Russians plant their flag at the North Pole last summer. Mike also planted the Australian flag at the North Pole, and this flag was actually on the Pole -- unlike the Russian flag, which was actually planted several meters away -- but nobody ever mentions this.

I have heard that the documentary we filmed during the expedition for British television was well received in the U.K. and Europe, and that it was broadcast in North America, but I have not seen it.

Anyway, I can post a link to the article on my site as soon as DIVER publishes its next issue. I will update this thread when I do.

Cheers!

GBJIV · 5 August 2008, 08:21 AM

I am at Borders now in Sacramento Ca - There are four copies here.... Happy to send them to you - PM me your mailing address. BTW - Rolex has the beautiful Bluesy (Not JJ's :) ) on inside cover....

Congratulations on making the magazine - Very interesting!

Ed Rooney · 5 August 2008, 12:30 PM

I don't think that's the new sub. It looks like the old 18ct version to me.

Borders seems to be the place to go, for those who want to buy the issue for their own enjoyment.

Z-Sub · 5 August 2008, 02:07 PM

Very Nice.
Yes please update the link and love to read more about it.

Lol-x · 5 August 2008, 03:57 PM

Congrats on the article David

It would be great to read it at some stage, if at all possible.

Gedanken · 5 August 2008, 04:03 PM

Great stuff, Dave!

Andad · 5 August 2008, 06:23 PM

Good work.

Rolex should send you a DSSD.

Subfiend · 5 August 2008, 11:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by directioneng

Good work.

Rolex should send you a DSSD.

I agree. Now that the SD I wore on my last deep dive is MIA, I need another one.

Plus, I have actually been past the depth rating on the DSSD, albeit in a submersible, but even that feat is unlikely to be repeated anytime soon. (Note the depth guage on the upper left: 4,913 meters = 16,118.76 feet.)

Prof9000 · 6 August 2008, 07:16 AM

4,913 meters = 16,118.76 feet

Holy smokes that's almost half way up Mt Everest - straight down!

blackrhino12 · 6 August 2008, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Subfiend

I agree. Now that the SD I wore on my last deep dive is MIA, I need another one.

Plus, I have actually been past the depth rating on the DSSD, albeit in a submersible, but even that feat is unlikely to be repeated anytime soon. (Note the depth guage on the upper left: 4,913 meters = 16,118.76 feet.)

I'll bet the survial manual didn't cover any of the possible "worst cases" at that depth. Would have been cool to have had a DSSD stapped on the outside just to see how it faired.

marshallr47 · 6 August 2008, 08:35 AM

Well done. Congrats on finding the loot. That's awesome.

Letsgodiving · 6 August 2008, 09:06 AM

I will definitely keep an eye out. Looking forward to reading it.

Taffi Abernathy · 6 August 2008, 11:08 AM

Congratulations Subfiend! Looks like you live in my neck of the woods. Whose your AD?

oneillba · 6 August 2008, 11:27 AM

Very nice work. You must be proud.

Road Warrior · 6 August 2008, 12:47 PM

Neat stuff! This makes me want to start diving again. Good work! Very impressive!

dsimon9 · 6 August 2008, 12:52 PM

I found and purchased a copy of the Diver magazine. Looking forward to reading the article in the very near future.

Ed Rooney · 6 August 2008, 09:54 PM

Oddly enough, when I bought the magazines, I didn't read the article. I was headed to a dentist appointment and needed to go upstairs and find a techie book. So I guess I will read it at the other Borders near my office sometime this week.

5 August 2008, 02:14 AM	#1
Subfiend "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Outside Watch: Isn't it obvious? Posts: 1,926	New issue of DIVER magazine Hey folks, I just wanted to let you know that the new issue of DIVER magazine has not only a great ad for the new all gold Sub but also an article I co-wrote about diving 16,000 feet deep to explore the world's deepest wooden shipwreck. There are gratuitous shots of me and my original Sub holding Spanish pieces of eight and various other artifacts. The article is not on-line yet, but here is a link to the mag: http://www.divermag.com/online/pages/Current-issue.html My co-author is Don Walsh, the pilot of the bathyscaph Trieste, and one of the expedition leaders was Anatoly Sagalevitch, one of the Jurors for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise. DIVER magazine is primarily distributed in Canada, although it does make it down to the States. If any of my northern brethren can pick up some extra copies for me, I would certainly appreciate it. I received a measly TWO copies from the publisher for my efforts. Thank you. Carry on. __________________ Subfiend

5 August 2008, 02:17 AM	#2
Subfiend "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Outside Watch: Isn't it obvious? Posts: 1,926	Gratuitous photos of me with treasure. __________________ Subfiend

5 August 2008, 03:40 AM	#5
JJ Irani Fondly Remembered Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: JJ Location: Auckland, NZ Watch: ALL SOLD!! Posts: 74,319	Hello David, Nice to see your pics. Lookin' good, buddy!! __________________ Words fail me in expressing my utmost thanks to ALL of you for this wonderful support during my hour of need!! I firmly believe that my time on planet earth is NOT yet up!! I shall fight this to the very end.......and WIN!!

5 August 2008, 03:42 AM	#6
seantk "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Sean Location: West Florida Posts: 2,671	David, Thanks for posting! I wish you were joining me in 2 weeks Sean __________________ "Life is frittered away with detail... simplify, simplify!" Henry D. Thoreau

5 August 2008, 04:00 AM	#9
DeepSeaWatches "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: United States Posts: 266	Very cool! __________________ Rolex: 16600 \| 116400 V Panerai: Fiddy \| 232 Sinn : U1

5 August 2008, 02:29 AM	#3
Jimbits76 "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 9,407	Good work Sir!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats! Jim

5 August 2008, 03:38 AM	#4
Sam Taha "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Abu Dhabi Watch: Rolex Submariner Posts: 96	That is COOL man! You should be a Rolex ambassador (if you aren't already!).

5 August 2008, 03:54 AM	#8
Lowflight Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Harold Location: On The Far Right Posts: 1,106	Great Stuff SCUBA Since 1998

5 August 2008, 04:09 AM	#10
Ed Rooney "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Watch: Sea-Dweller 16600 Posts: 5,081	I will look for it at Borders tonight. Will grab a few if I see it.

5 August 2008, 07:08 AM	#11
mike "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 22,683	Nice!!

5 August 2008, 07:36 AM	#12
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5 August 2008, 07:54 AM	#14
Subfiend "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Outside Watch: Isn't it obvious? Posts: 1,926	The story of how this article came to be in DIVER is an interesting one. Don Walsh and I have collaborated on projects for the past decade, and I was honored to participate in this expedition with him. We initially wrote an article about the expedition for Naval History, which I believe was published in 2002. I also did a speaking tour of the U.S. to talk about the expedition, with stops in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Boston. Then, Don and I revised the article for The Explorers Journal in 2004, and we included new information from post-expedition research. Phil Nuytten, the owner of DIVER magazine, saw both articles and loved them. He has been bugging Don and I to update the article for DIVER for some time now, and we ultimately did so last spring. The magazine devoted a lot of pages to the article, and the editor included a lot of photos. Don and I were surprised by this. We thought for sure the editor would trim it down, but he didn't. Lately, I have been getting more and more requests to speak about the expedition. Frankly, it's more fun to talk about than Titanic because the expedition was perfect and the find was so historically significant. We also set a lot of records -- deepest wooden shipwreck, fourth deepest wreck ever discovered, deepest arcaheological recovery, first use of digital mapping, deepest use of HDTV, etc., etc. It also doesn't hurt that one of the members of the expedition was Richard Garriott, the son of astronaut Owen Garriott and the next private astronaut to visit the International Space Station, and another was Mike McDowell, who has gotten a lot of press lately for helping the Russians plant their flag at the North Pole last summer. Mike also planted the Australian flag at the North Pole, and this flag was actually on the Pole -- unlike the Russian flag, which was actually planted several meters away -- but nobody ever mentions this. I have heard that the documentary we filmed during the expedition for British television was well received in the U.K. and Europe, and that it was broadcast in North America, but I have not seen it. Anyway, I can post a link to the article on my site as soon as DIVER publishes its next issue. I will update this thread when I do. Cheers! __________________ Subfiend

5 August 2008, 08:21 AM	#15
GBJIV "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Real Name: Jackson Location: So. California Posts: 2,893	I am at Borders now in Sacramento Ca - There are four copies here.... Happy to send them to you - PM me your mailing address. BTW - Rolex has the beautiful Bluesy (Not JJ's :) ) on inside cover.... Congratulations on making the magazine - Very interesting! __________________ Jackson

5 August 2008, 12:30 PM	#16
Ed Rooney "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Watch: Sea-Dweller 16600 Posts: 5,081	I don't think that's the new sub. It looks like the old 18ct version to me. Borders seems to be the place to go, for those who want to buy the issue for their own enjoyment.

5 August 2008, 02:07 PM	#17
Z-Sub 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: So Cal, USA Watch: Not a ONEWatch Man Posts: 7,383	Very Nice. Yes please update the link and love to read more about it. __________________ SS Submariner Date "Z" SS SeaDweller "D" SS Submariner "Random" TT Blue Submariner "P" SS GMT-Master ll "M", Pepsi Pam 311, 524, 297

5 August 2008, 03:57 PM	#18
Lol-x Facilitator Join Date: Nov 2005 Real Name: Steve Location: Omnipresent Posts: 33,587	Congrats on the article David It would be great to read it at some stage, if at all possible. __________________ *Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.* ~Abraham Lincoln Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride. ~John F. Kennedy ROLEXploitation - yeah I'm a victim

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Gedanken "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2005 Real Name: Sir Location: Melbourne Watch: F-series SD Posts: 8,589	Great stuff, Dave! __________________ You buy a Casio to make sure you're on time; you wear a Rolex because you don't have to be on time.

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Andad 2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Real Name: Eddie Location: Australia Watch: A few. Posts: 37,526	Good work. Rolex should send you a DSSD. __________________ E

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Prof9000 "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Arjuna Location: NYC Watch: Rolex Sea-Dweller Posts: 100	4,913 meters = 16,118.76 feet Holy smokes that's almost half way up Mt Everest - straight down!

6 August 2008, 08:35 AM	#24
marshallr47 "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Real Name: Ron Location: Alabama Watch: Daytona,TT Sub,GMT Posts: 4,673	Well done. Congrats on finding the loot. That's awesome. __________________ Ron

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Letsgodiving "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Real Name: Mike Location: Virginia, US Watch: SD 16600 Posts: 4,319	I will definitely keep an eye out. Looking forward to reading it. __________________ The fool, with all his other faults, has this also - he is always getting ready to live. - Epicurus (341–270 BC)

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Taffi Abernathy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Real Name: Faith Location: Philadelphia, PA Watch: TT DJ, SS DJ Posts: 4,053	Congratulations Subfiend! Looks like you live in my neck of the woods. Whose your AD?

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Road Warrior "TRF" Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Real Name: Brad Location: NC Watch: Any Rolex Posts: 378	Neat stuff! This makes me want to start diving again. Good work! Very impressive! __________________ Wearing a Rolex is perpetual bliss!

6 August 2008, 12:52 PM	#29
dsimon9 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 284	I found and purchased a copy of the Diver magazine. Looking forward to reading the article in the very near future.

6 August 2008, 09:54 PM	#30
Ed Rooney "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Watch: Sea-Dweller 16600 Posts: 5,081	Oddly enough, when I bought the magazines, I didn't read the article. I was headed to a dentist appointment and needed to go upstairs and find a techie book. So I guess I will read it at the other Borders near my office sometime this week.

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