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We continued our research near the ancient port in the southwest of Iceland. Research that started in 2014/2015.

This summer we went on two expeditions to that project. On the one hand, we carried out a much more detailed mapping of the area with a bathymetric survey and also side scan sonar work.

Later we went to dive that location. The project is not finished, but many interesting things are coming out of this project. Due to the sensitive nature of the project and the potential for exciting results, we will keep the location and details confidential. We likely won’t get to the next mission until summer 2024.

We did some shorter research trips near Reykjavík and managed to confirm yet another shipwreck. Now we have confirmed three old shipwrecks, early 1900 shipwrecks, all approximately to the Reykjavík area. We will keep their identity and location a secret at this stage because we will need to confirm their identity and make sure there is no valuable cargo or special threat to those shipwrecks. There are some details, pictures, and videos about them here… Shipwreck „V“ and Shipwreck „H“ and Shipwreck „S“. And then also we most likely ruled out shipwreck or another man-made anomaly on this location. Anomaly #110

The anomaly was observed during the 2015 and 2018 expeditions. At that time, we were unable to investigate what this anomaly was. We left Kópavogur (in October 2023) port around noon, and it took us about an hour to an hour and a half to get there. Once we got there, there was no point in waiting. There is always interest and excitement about whether it was a new shipwreck or whether the “target” was natural or man-made.

The sea, as mentioned earlier, was, as the pictures show, mirror smooth and a small current where we met exactly on the shore.
Despite the good sea conditions and the fact that the weather had been good the day before, there is no guarantee that the visibility at this place will be anything to go by. Our experience has told us that, as we have been looking at other anomalies including shipwrecks not so far away, the habit has been that the visibility has been little to none.

Also, even though the weather plays a role, many other things can go wrong or fail. Fortunately, there were minor issues that arose on this trip, and we managed quite well.

It is most likely rocks and stones that are there due to natural conditions. However, there is always the possibility that this is ballast from an old wreck, but nothing man-made could be seen on the spot. It is not out of the picture that this deviation will be examined again.

Then we went on a recovery mission to Greenland, to recover a 3-tonn AUV from under the ice in Sermelik-fjord. More about that here. Greenland AUV Recovery Mission 2023

So now is winter time again, time to check the gear, and go through our plans. Maybe there will be time for short missions this winter, and then the summer of 2024 will be an exciting adventure time.

DiveEXPLORER – 09.12.2023