USS Hatteras Civil War Shipwreck - Blueview 3D Sonar fly through

(As I've posted before, scientists have conducted a detailed exploration of the wreckage of the USS Hatteras, worried that storms will destroy what remains in just 60 feet of water off Galveston, Texas. The ship was the only US ship sunk by a Confederate vessel---The CSS Alabama---during the Civil War. Tim)

Published on Jan 10, 2013

In September 2012 ExploreOcean partnered with renowned maritime archaeologist Dr. James Delgado and his team from NOAA, as well as the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Texas A&M Galveston, the Texas State Historical Commission, and others on a two-day expedition in the Gulf of Mexico.

The goal was to create a thorough 3D sonar map of the USS Hatteras wreck site. Through the great support of Teledyne BlueView, ExploreOcean provided sonar equipment, and an independent operator, James Glaeser of Northwest Hydro. Partners showed up with no fewer than 15 scuba divers to assist in the setup and operation of the sonar on the ocean floor for measurement, assessment, and photography of the wreck site. The result is the 3D flyover video above.