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RP Resor (2/2)

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Shipwreck RP Resor — The deck gun on the stern, about 12 ft long.

Shipwreck RP Resor — Another view of the stern gun - the business end

Shipwreck RP Resor

Shipwreck RP Resor — The top of the stern. The large pipe going overhead is one of two

Shipwreck RP Resor — The decaying superstructure

Shipwreck RP Resor

Shipwreck RP Resor — The anchor

Shipwreck RP Resor — Looking at the bow of the wreck

Shipwreck RP Resor — Looking down at the bow of the wreck

Shipwreck RP Resor — Visibility is often excellent

Shipwreck RP Resor — The Resor is one of the region's best producers

Courtesy of Dan Crowell

Shipwreck RP Resor — Builder's drawing of the R P Resor.

Shipwreck RP Resor — The aft part of the ship, the largest part of the wreck.

Shipwreck RP Resor — Cross-section of the same part of the ship.

U-578 — Type VIIc U-boat U-578, being rammed by a Russian patrol boat in 1941, lost August 1942

Newspaper cover courtesy of diver Jerry Granberg jerrymg@sprynet.com.

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The Basics

The first purchases most new divers want to make are fins, a snorkel, and a mask. The mask and the fins are necessary for diving, but while snorkeling is easy in the clear, warm, shallow waters of the Caribbean, local conditions do not favor it, as the bottom is seldom visible from the surface. None of these items should be very expensive.

Mask
Fins

2016 Update

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