some one selling old ship wreck stuff on craigs list

[Terry]

I've had dinner off the Mesquite's china, and used her wrenches to repair my trailer. It was after all, the Coasrt Guard who sunk $40,000 tool cabinets because (in their opinion,,,,,,) it wasnt worth removing and recatorgorizing, any item worth less then $250, not looking at the tool box as a single item, but instead looking at each socket and wrench individually. Who actually paid for that stuff, the Coast Guard?[/quote]
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Did you recover the tools? That would have been a awesome dive!


                      Hey Shooter,
                  NO, that would of been theft of federal  property, least at the time, shortly after she sank. Even the hired salvors asked to have them, twin Snap-on rollaway cabinets, how could you blame them? The armed CG personal said NO, sink them. I mean, what was the $44 million replacement cost of the Mesquite to them? Their primary concern after she was, destroyed "waiting" for salvors from the other end of the Great Lakes, (like there were no salvors in Duluth that were closer?) was to sand blast off her colors. The Coast Guard does have a long and honarable history, some would say (in the Great Lakes) that ended with the sinking of the Fitgerald, the Mesquite being just another example. The Mesquite is STILL an awesome dive! Requires drysuits, lights, penetration equipment and experience. I will make at least one run to see her later this season, let me know if you like to come with!      Terry