DIVE LOG AUSTRALASIA FEB 2026

The lure of Wreck Diving So many divers get lured into becoming wreck diving fanatics. There are many reasons for this. All shipwrecks have a dramatic story to tell. Often, the story is terrifying and involves many deaths and struggles to survive in remote dangerous places. In addition, having to deal with storms, trials and tribulations.They include technology. Some persons love to study the weapons, others the development of engines as ships power source transitioned from wind power to steam power to Diesel to Diessel electric and so on. Then there is the clash of cultures as sailors landed on foreign shores and tried to reprovision food and water. It is a fascinating subject enhanced by the knowledge that more than three million wrecks have been documented across the globe. the historical significance of wrecks, the fascination with the history of travel and

Photo captions: Bottom Left: Rob inspects the counter rotating propellors of the Mini Sub in New Ireland. Top Right: NIall has found a spare plane engine in Truk Bottom Right: Ship’s Telegraph Page 2: Top Left. Captured Howitzer on the deck of the Nippo in Truk. Centre left: Marine life fins safe haven inside wrecks Bottom Right: fatal plane crash in Solomon Islands Far RightL Troy used to hide this anti aircraft gun to stop it bering stolen from the Bonegi wwrecks in Honiara. Top Far Right: NIall shows us a transport lorry in the Hoki Maru Truk

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DivelogAustralasia #416 February ‘26

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