In addition to the obvious difficulties of not being able to search more than a 6’’ x 6’’ area at a time, the hazard of built up debris on the bottom including branches and entanglement dangers are at their peak. The maximum effort was made for over an hour to make attempts at finding the area and finding the bottom but the reality of searching an area the size of a football field, 6’’ at a time 12m/40ft underwater for a cellphone was a losing battle.

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Hull Cleaning, Prop Polishing & Zinc Replacement on a 1979 36.1’ C&C Sloop - May 2026