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Posted by Michael Mulvaney on July 5, 2025, 19:07:17, in reply to "Re: E/V Natutilus at Iron Bottom Sound"
After a run up the port side, they discovered the same rope line running athwart-ship and down the port side hull to the seabed, amidship (there’s some fun nautical terms for you) and they believe it is the line they caught “high up in the water column” and “weighted down.” Lots of everyday garbage runs along the mud line on the port side too but that could just be by current. 
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They are looking at the Quincy now. Earlier in the day there was some drama as one of there ROVs caught a large rope line well away from the wreck. They were able to extricate it, but upon surveying the starboard 5”/25 mounts, one of them had a similar heavy rope line/cable wrapped around the barrel, which extended up and beyond the bridge structure and they believe beyond. Dr. Robert Ballard, who is aboard this survey expedition as lead scientist, and who discovered the wreck in 1992, said that line was not there and does not “jive” with what he saw 33 years ago. Hmmm. What’s going on here? She’s pretty deep. Previous Message
Bob Ballard's team is back at Iron Bottom sound, and is live streaming their current exploration at Natutiluslive.org. They are streaming their first ROV dive at 8:00am Solomans Island time today.
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