The Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LMNRA) says that in 1948, a B-29 Superfortress plane crashed into the lake.
While the plane's altimeter read that the plane was 400 feet above the water, it was incorrect. At 230 miles per hour, the B-29 struck Lake Mead, quickly sinking. Fortunately, all crew members were able to safely evacuate and were rescued.
In the nearly 80 years since the crash occurred, the plane has remained at the bottom of Lake Mead. Its location was unknown until the early 2000s, when processing map data showed "a plane-shaped mass" under the water.
this machine has a brand new engine in it, so after several months of recovery attempts, and the insurance company paying out out on it for a total loss, the home owner wanted someone to come pull it out for basically free in return for making a YouTube video about the recovery. There are a LOT of people doing "unstuck", underwater, and recovery videos on Youtube now
the Hungarian Institute and Museum of Military History recovered the machine on 2 August at Batthyány Square, opposite parliament. The motorcycle is almost completely intact, because it was under water and mud since WW2
In this saddle bag were the following artifacts:
a Bosch W 175 T 1 type sparkplug, oil canister, grease tube, insulation tape, cylinder head and sparkplug sockets, small screwdriver, air pressure gauge, inner tube repair kit, glue and stain material, a chain link, a pair of screwdriver heads, a hammer head, and Y-shaped screws
In recent days, further parts of the original equipment have been found in the dried-up riverbed of the Danube alongside the Wehrmacht motorcycle, including a petrol can, a Y-strap and a bayonet frog.
A Y-strap was a leather harness worn over the shoulders and joined at the front and back with additional straps. It was used to attach equipment to the body, such as bread bags, ammunition pouches or canteens. The name "Y" comes from the shape of the shoulder straps.
The mortal remains of two German soldiers were discovered beneath the motorcycle. Their fully preserved identity discs could, for the first time in more than 80 years, provide information about who they were and what happened to them
In 1932, DKW merged with Audi, Horch and Wanderer to form Auto Union AG.
So, why doesn't the simply obvious happen when people are missing, and there's a lake or river nearby... or even missing cars? Why is it that the police don't have an underwater search team?
the Chaos Divers arrived at the Richard J. Daley Boat Launch on the city's Lower West Side, they were looking for clues that could help solve the mysterious disappearance of Edward and Stephania Andrews dating back to 1970, in a yellow 1969 Oldsmobile 442. In search of that one car in particular, they found not one, not two, not even three cars — but 97 vehicles between Cicero Avenue and Diversey Parkway in the Chicago River.
Though the Chicago Police Department has a dive team, it doesn't show up to earn the paycheck unless an underwater vehicle is impeding boat traffic.
And nothing in the news shows that finding 97 cars in the Chicago River motivated the police to check them for reported lost or stolen cars, nor the city to remove the underwater polluting vehicles.
The sheriff's office contacted a tow company to help remove the car, which the Sartell Police Department said was "intact but severely deteriorated, had been underwater for decades and was filled with river sediment."
The sheriff's office says the car was a 1960s-era Buick, belonging to Roy Benn. Benn was last seen in Sartell on Sept. 24, 1967, driving a blue 1963 Buick Electra. He allegedly had been carrying a "large sum of money" when he was last seen
Benn, a widower who owned an apartment building and an appliance service business in nearby St. Cloud, was considered financially comfortable and known to carry substantial sums of cash. Authorities at the time said he may have been carrying thousands of dollars when he vanished, according to the outlets.
Benn, who was 59 when he went missing, was declared dead in 1975. However, the case remains unsolved.
The submerged vehicle, an early 2000s Nissan Maxima, was found under the U.S. Highway 64 bridge, a spot where the lake was about 30 feet deep. No one was inside the vehicle.
Chatham County deputies initially responded to the scene Tuesday, but found no signs of a recent crash and received no reports of missing motorists in the area.
Shetland wants to ditch ageing ferries and replace them with undersea tunnels connecting five islands including Unst, the most northerly of the British Isles.
the prime minister of the tiny Faroe Islands, which are 200 miles further out into the Atlantic, points out what a success tunnels have been for them.
At its deepest point the Faroe tunnel is 614ft below the waves and has halved the driving time between the capital and the second biggest town.
"I think we have learned in the Faroe Islands that investment in infrastructure is a good investment," Johannesen told the BBC.
The Shetland island council runs ferry services to nine islands, carrying around 750,000 passengers each year on 12 vessels at a cost of £23m per year.
The average age of the fleet is 31.5 years, costs have risen sharply in the past decade, and some routes are struggling to meet demand for vehicle places.
The Martin family of Portland, Oregon, United States, disappeared on December 7, 1958, in the Columbia River Gorge during a day trip to gather greenery for Christmas decorations. The missing included the husband, Kenneth Martin (aged 54); his wife, Barbara (48); and the couple's three daughters, Barbara ("Barbie"), Virginia and Susan (aged 14, 13, and 11, respectively). The family's eldest child, Donald, was in the United States Navy and stationed in New York State at the time of the disappearance. Several months after the family vanished, the bodies of Susan and Virginia were discovered downstream on the shores of the Columbia River, roughly 30 miles apart from each other.
Police initially speculated that the family's car may have crashed into the river, though the circumstances surrounding the event could not be fully explained. Complicating the case was the discovery of a stolen handgun and the arrest of two ex-convicts in the area the day after the family's disappearance. Investigators were unable to determine if the incidents were in any way connected.
The whereabouts of Kenneth, Barbara and Barbie remain undetermined. Their vehicle was discovered in 2024. The family's disappearance has been described as one of the "most baffling" mysteries in Oregon history, and it sparked the greatest manhunt the state had undertaken at the time.
During the search, a .38 Colt Commander handgun was found, which had been disposed of in the bushes and was covered in dried blood.
The handgun was turned over to law enforcement but never processed for evidence. The gun's serial number was traced to a Meier & Frank department store. It was discovered that the gun had been among several sporting good items that the Martins' son Donald had been accused of stealing while working at a Meier and Frank two years prior. Donald, aged 28 when his family disappeared, was a United States Navy veteran and graduate student at Columbia University in New York City at the time
In December 1966, Donald—the only surviving member of the family—inherited the family's "modest" estate, which had been in mandated probate for seven years. He later moved to Kapolei, Hawaii, and became a teacher at James Campbell High School, ʻEwa Beach. Donald died in October 2004, at the age of 73, leaving three children behind.
Based on the possibility that the Martins' vehicle may have plunged into the river, the United States Army Corps of Engineers lowered the level of the river by 5 feet in the lake behind Bonneville Dam, which was searched with sonar technology, but yielded no results.
On May 1, 1959, three months after the tire tracks were reported, a river drilling rig near The Dalles reportedly hooked something of substantial weight to its anchor. It became dislodged before it could be pulled to the surface. In the early morning hours of May 2, a fisherman and his wife reported seeing what appeared to be two bodies floating downstream near Cascade Locks. They later encountered the bodies near Bonneville Dam.
On the afternoon of May 3, the body of Susan was discovered on the north bank of the Columbia River, near Camas, Washington, roughly 70 miles west of The Dalles. Her identity was positively confirmed via dental records. The next morning, the body of Virginia was discovered near Bonneville Dam, roughly 46 miles west of The Dalles
In late 2024, the car believed to be the Martin family car was discovered in the Columbia River near Cascade Locks by diver Archer Mayo, who had been independently investigating the disappearance.
The vehicle was located approximately 50 feet below the water's surface, buried beneath rock, silt, and other debris, and was unearthed using a vacuum dredge. Several other vehicles were also found in the process.
Recovery efforts began last Thursday. Portions of the vehicle, including the chassis, rear axle and engine, were extracted and sent to the Oregon State crime laboratory for examination.
