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Scottsdale Republic Republic article, April 2008

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March 24, 2008: Arthur C. Clarke's "Last Dive" Comes to Pass Last Dive PDF

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Arthur C. Clarke and crew after his last dive in 1992. L-R Hector Ekanayeke, Richard Knecht, Arthur C. Clarke, Capt. Carl Fismer, Robert Lewis Knecht.

Arthur C. Clarke exploring a shipwreck off Colombo, Sri Lanka - L-R Valarie Ekanayeke, Arthur C. Clarke with a Fisher 1280X Metal Detector, Capt. Carl Fismer

100 feet below the surface, Capt. Carl Fismer films Clarke exploring the bottom with his Fisher 1280X metal detector.

PHOTO: Mike Wilson

Treasure recovery! Twelve year old Bobby Kriegel lifts a cluster of silver rupees from the bottom of the ocean in 1961.

PHOTO: Mike Wilson

Exotic Mughal treasure! L-R Bobby Kriegel and Mark Smith examine the treasure they discovered on Great Basses Reef, off Sri Lanka.


The coins at the edge of these clusters often have much more corrosion due to the salt water. But many of the coins inside are as shiny and glistening as the day they left the mint, 30 years before George Washington was born.	After being underwater for over 250 years, the silver rupees were concreted together by coral and calcium deposits in the water. This was once in a bag containing 1,000 rupees. About 750 coins are in this cluster.