UB-88
Location: San Pedro, California
Wreck/Site: UB-88
Teams:
Team 1: Jung Hseih, Norbert Lee
Team 2: Karim Hamza, Nir Maimon
Team 3: Symeon Manias, Curtis Wolfslau
Surface Support: Angie Biggs, Laurie Dickson
Mission Impact: 800 pounds of net removed.
Team Ghost Diving USA returned to the UB-88 wreck to further our clean up of this historic wreck. Teams planned to work most efficiently by staggering their dive times. Team 1, Jung and Norbert, were tasked with setting lift bags, preparing the sections of net to be cut, and begin the net cutting process. Team 2, Karim and Nir, descended as Team 1 began their decompression schedule. They were focused on cutting net in the designated areas prepared by Jung and Norbert. Team 3, Symeon and Curtis, descended with Karim and Nir and documented the net cutting.
Our divers are diligent about checking the nets for trapped sea life. Unfortunately, in checking the nets, we always know that there is a possibility that we will find something that didn’t survive it’s encounter with the nets. Unfortunately, we found a harbor seal. The harbor seal had clearly been ensnared in the net for quite awhile given the state of decay.
While this is sad, documenting these findings is an important part of our work. While we always hope that we do not find something to document, these findings validate why our work is important and must continue.
