1985, the dozer went in, and never came out, of Witch Lake... they were laying cable for the ELF project.... Extreme Low Frequency, comms with subs (yeah, we could receive that under water, 1/2 the planet away in the Pacific)

Seems they did not know about making pads, or they would have built a caisson, and gotten that out of there in about a day

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1439849169608140/permalink/4391304944462533

The research vessel of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, was outfitted with of state-of-the-art sensors and remotely operated vehicles to aid in its underwater archeology mission.

The Navy purchased the vessel in 2022 for $12.5 million, and in 2025 rechristened the Sarah Lynn, the U.S. Naval Institute was first to report.

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/military-history/2026/06/30/vessel-that-aided-in-discovery-of-famous-wwii-shipwrecks-finds-new-life-in-us-navy/

Sebago Lake, Maine's deepest lake, and 2nd largest, has had a 74 Z28 at the bottom that was just discovered... probably stolen long ago and ditched. No license plate

the SS Thistlegorm sank in 1941, meeting her untimely end while carrying war supplies to Alexandria via the Suez Canal, sank by German bombers, found by the ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau in the 1950s, but he didn’t tell anyone where she was.

Among her most famous treasures are the BSA motorbikes, Bedford trucks, guns and Wellington boots.

https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/marine-animals/thistlegorm-egypt

a 1992 Nissan Maxima found in Lake Osborne during a training exercise Thursday is connected to a missing person cold case from 2003 out of Berwyn

 https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/car-found-naperville-lake-osborne-berwyn-missing-person-cold-case/

divers discovered a 98 Lincoln Town Car submerged in a murky suburban retention pond only 5 feet deep, with human remains inside, connected to a 2001 missing persons case

https://fordauthority.com/2025/09/chaos-divers-find-lincoln-town-car-missing-since-2001-video

finally, a missing person report can be closed, a man missing from Arizona since Dec 2023 was pulled out of Lake Powell in his truck

the truck was spotted in the water over the Labor Day weekend on Lone Rock Beach within the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area.

https://kutv.com/newsletter-daily/body-recovered-from-submerged-truck-belonging-to-missing-arizona-man

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? 

while searching for clues tied to a 1970 cold case, a dive team (not the police who do not do this type of work requiring effort) found 97 cars in the Chicago River, proving that for the last half century, Chicago car thieves are never seen dumping cars

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.

https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-river-search-cold-case-couple-turns-up-91-vehicles

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. 

central Minnesota authorities discovered human remains in a car submerged in the Mississippi River, after the car turned up on a fisherman's sonar

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.

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/sartell-car-found-river-missing-man-roy-benn-cold-case/

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/sartell-car-found-fisherman-crack-in-cold-case

https://people.com/remains-found-in-river-may-solve-minn-cold-case-11791274

On Friday morning, a car was pulled from Jordan Lake in Chatham County after a fisherman saw it on sonar earlier in the week.

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.

https://www.wral.com/news/local/car-pulled-jordan-lake-aug-2025/

this 97 Mustang was found by a public works department siting at the bottom of Belleville Lake in Wayne County, Michigan recently. Stolen and ditched no doubt. I think a LOT of stolen cars were hidden this way, the thieves never get caught with this method, because the cars are underwater too long

https://www.facebook.com/VBTPublicSafety/posts/1165555955602996?ref=embed_post

https://fordauthority.com/2025/07/1997-ford-mustang-convertible-pulled-from-michigan-lake

the mystery of a Long Island man who vanished 15 years ago was officially closed this week when divers found his remains in his barnacle-covered Chrysler PT Cruiser found last month near Mt. Sinai

 

https://nypost.com/2025/07/16/us-news/stunning-break-in-the-case-of-long-island-man-who-vanished-15-years-ago-after-divers-find-submerged-car/

8 Faroe islands are connected by 23 tunnels, 4 underwater, and includes the world's only undersea roundabout, nicknamed the jellyfish... are an inspiration to those in the Shetland Islands who realize the ferries aren't sustainable (thank you Stephen! )

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.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg7jw27w1do

The lowering of the water level of Lake Lure in western NC during a Hurricane Helene cleanup revealed what’s left

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10237096186407699&set=pcb.1803424523571795

a young Sparta Tennessee teen couple disappeared in 2000 when their car missed a corner, went into a river and they died... their car (98 Grand Am) and remains were finally located in 2021, when YouTube diver Jeremy Beau Sides discovered their car

There was no guard rail when the teens went off the road

https://www.facebook.com/jeremybechtelanderinfoster/posts/pfbid0eHnLyfBt2M2btKFsof76EBWJhjscC5LGh3TpgySzjiKFCmQLcosUYWSeH7SkYQfRl
https://www.facebook.com/jeremybechtelanderinfoster
https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2022/07/20/erin-foster-jeremy-bechtel-buried-after-youtube-star-finds-car/10068664002/

New lead in 1958 cold case of missing family prompts underwater search, confirms identity of the Martin family

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.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_family_disappearance#cite_note-Levien-41

Update https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/remains-car-oregon-river-identified-martin-family-vanished-1958/

A Jeep Patriot that was stolen 8 years ago was found submerged in a lake near Denver thanks to satellite imagery.

https://www.facebook.com/GreeleyPoliceDepartment/posts/pfbid0fwDvr62tdU5ythG7rpEgfGtcRdqvZeM2VyuiKbTqv2zHoqZeWj1dgyAokm3XNMjVl

10-acre lake, installed in Santa Ana in 1978, was just drained to replace operational equipment and facilities, was hiding 3 vehicles, one was a 65 Oldsmobile

The cops apparently aren't investigating to see if these are stolen/recovered, they are simply impounding and disposing of them

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/renovation-project-at-santa-ana-park-leads-to-discovery-of-3-submerged-vehicles/3574896/

a 1978 Lincoln and human remains of a wealthy NY couple who were missing for 44 years, were just located at the bottom of a pond near a hotel they had been staying in.

"It looks as if they were parking at the diner and he accidentally stepped on the gas pedal when he was parking and they backed into the lake," Sullivan says. "He must have had the car in reverse, and he stepped on the gas because the headlights are facing the shore. He backed into the lake accidentally."

Because the car was so badly deteriorated, they had to drain the pond to get the car out of it

https://www.foxnews.com/us/car-tied-wealthy-ny-couple-missing-44-years-pulled-from-murky-pond

https://www.facebook.com/Sunshinestatesonar/posts/pfbid02XYrbVX4XYP9fb5VpkkbHCG28YPB6CJ2SyJxEtXFRALVvyLd1GWFSSqz4witZYkNrl

a fisherman using sonar spotted a shadow of what looked like a pickup truck in the Seneca River, it was a 77 Ramcharger stolen in 1981

Due to the truck deteriorating under 20 feet of water in the mud, it has been difficult to remove and has not been removed from the water.

Through a recovered license plate the sheriff’s office found that the truck was reported stolen on October 10, 1981, to the then-Town of Clay Police Department.

With the dive team’s collection of evidence, it was determined that the truck had no one inside it.

Due to the truck deteriorating under 20 feet of water in the mud, it has been difficult to remove and has not been removed from the water.

https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/dodge-ramcharger-stolen-in-1981-found-in-the-seneca-river/

https://www.informnny.com/abc50-now/dodge-ramcharger-stolen-in-1981-found-in-the-seneca-river