The first is an image of two research divers as they approach the Tower's
crane wreckage. The crane is resting on the "C" leg area of the main deck.
The depth of the crane is around 160 feet. Natural (ambient) light
penetrated to this depth during this exceptional dive. The divers were about
to take a metallurgical sample for study and evaluation.
The second image shows three research divers as they measure the length and
width of the kelp field that has grown on top of the operations deck roof
above the technical support room located above the "A" leg. The water color
appears blue due to the relative shallowness of the area, around 90 feet.
The third image was taken deep inside the wreck. It shows the carnage and
wreckage strewn around the kitchen area, two decks down. Trays, carts and
miscellaneous equipment can be seen covered with silt, and pipes and cables
drape across much of the debris in this area. Note in the right side of the
photo, is the large (40-cup) coffee urn still resting on the end of the food
serving counter.
This is the same corner where the Commander's desk was situated. Note
the power cable dangling from the I-beam in the right-center of this photo.
This is the Commander's chair, which was lying in the debris at the bottom
of the Admin. office. Note the 16mm film tin (with a small starfish at the 3 o'clock
position) on it, just below the chair. Note also the actual 16mm film with the
emulsion washed off it located between the bottom of the chair and the top of the film tin.
This is TT4's crane. Photo taken from below looking up toward the surface,
190' above! Natural (ambient) light silhouettes the crane perfectly. Note a school
of fish swimming above the crane boom lying on the deck to the right of the crane.
(View drawing of Tower wreckage to get a better orientation to the crane's location
on the wreck).
One of the AN/FPS-6 antenna pedestals as it appeared on a recent dive to the tower.
An internal stairway as it appeared on a recent dive
to the tower.
Many of us call these the "twin tubs". It is among the debris
and rubble in the kitchen area. Note the layer of brown silt that covers
everything. When a diver swims through this area he must run a safety line
because his movements will cause the silt to stir up and reduce the
visibility to near zero. The safety line is necessary to help the diver(s)
to return to the exit area.
From the kitchen area, located two decks down. It shows a
double sink with two bread pans in the left sink. Note the silt and debris
in the right sink, under the faucets. The silt/debris is actually on a
horizontal plane, or parallel to the ocean bottom. This shows the actual
angle that the Tower is lying.
A fallen I-beam and other debris lay against and on top of a metal
chest of drawers that lies at the bottom of one of the officer's staterooms.
This shows a close up of the top of the same chest of drawers.