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39 minutes ago, Specs said:

Thought for sure some of those boats were going to become submarines.    

And I had to laugh at the guy who lost one of his passengers - he was wearing an Ocean rescue shirt.  I think some of those owners are like the guy taking beginners down a black diamond  run with moguls.  Little to no judgement.
 

When you have a 30 foot boat and you're taking greenwater over the bow - maybe you shouldn't be there!

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On 6/15/2024 at 9:38 AM, Seeker said:

I may have posted this before but it never gets old:

 

That can be a catastrophic ride out, and back in and that is why there are out-riders on Jet-skis patrolling the water. What I don't understand is  why enforcenemnt of wearing PFD's is not mandated, for entry and exit.

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and if you love scuba , here is a place you may want to visit

Underwater military museum Aqaba, Jordan - (dive-inaqaba.com)

Aqaba's underwater military museum - DIVE Magazine

 

Jordan sinks military hardware for underwater museum

Kingdom hopes tanks, ambulance, troop carrier, anti-aircraft battery, guns and a combat helicopter, submerged in a ‘tactical formation,’ will attract tourists to Aqaba

By AFP24 July 2019, 3:53 pm
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This picture taken on July 24, 2019 shows a decommissioned Jordanian Armed Forces' AH-1 Cobra helicopter being submerged into the waters of the Red Sea off the coast of the southern Jordanian port city of Aqaba, as part of preparations for a new underwater military museum. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)
This picture taken on July 24, 2019 shows a decommissioned Jordanian Armed Forces' AH-1 Cobra helicopter being submerged into the waters of the Red Sea off the coast of the southern Jordanian port city of Aqaba, as part of preparations for a new underwater military museum. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)

AQABA, Jordan — Sunken tanks, a troop carrier and a submerged helicopter: Jordan on Wednesday opened its first underwater military museum off its Red Sea coast.

The kingdom is hoping the 19 decommissioned pieces of military hardware, submerged at depths up to 28 meters (92 feet), will attract tourists to the already popular diving resort of Aqaba.

The Underwater Military Museum Dive Site includes several tanks, an ambulance, a military crane, a troop carrier, an anti-aircraft battery, guns and a combat helicopter, the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) said.

 
 

The sunken items have been “stationed along the coral reefs imitating a battle tactical formation,” ASEZA said in a statement.

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This picture taken on July 24, 2019 shows a decommissioned Jordanian Armed Forces’ AH-1 Cobra helicopter being submerged into the waters of the Red Sea off the coast of the southern Jordanian port city of Aqaba, as part of preparations for a new underwater military museum. (Khalil MAZRAAWI / AFP)

The museum aims to offer a “new type” of museum experience combining “sports, environment and exhibits” for divers, snorkelers and visitors on glass-bottomed boats, it said.

The launch was marked by a ceremony with music from the Jordanian Armed Forces band and a local folk group, AFP photographers there said.
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  • 3 weeks later...

One of the larger yachts to venture up the river this summer….the M/Y dreAMBoat:

https://www.superyachtfan.com/yacht/dreamboat/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0I-v6ep6l_GNk8jqJGBUc7_8xVYnPdGcKCI45MSRJfNZQptwHesrUk9pM_aem_no6yEupPKtNrm5Ax1CafHg
 

So far she has anchored (because of her size at close to 300’) off Brockville, currently off Kingston. You can track her (or any ship) with:

https://www.marinevesseltraffic.com/top-100-largest-yachts/SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER/ship-traffic-tracker#gotomap

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