沈没した潜水艦を探索する米国の調査チーム「ロスト５２プロジェクト」が１１日、写真を公表した。
同プロジェクトのメンバーで、歴史研究家の岩崎裕さんの推定を基に、沖縄本島の南西の海域を調査し、ことし６月に７５年ぶりに発見した。久米島の南約４０キロ、水深４３５メートルの位置に沈んでいた。
Mr. Yutaka Iwasaki is a naval architect, system engineer, and historian researching US submarine operations in WWII against the Japanese merchant marine and Imperial Japanese Navy. He is a Japanese Navy expert, especially CV Shinano. Yutaka Iwasaki is a Japanese Naval Advisor, Historian, and Translator. He graduated from the Osaka University with a master's degree in 1981. He spent 8 years at the KURE shipyard the very same yard that the battle ship YAMATO was built.
He was a contributor to the expedition that search for the battleship YAMATO 1999. He provided map and modeling services derived from data collected on prior explorations. His prediction of the probable hull condition of the YAMATO was that she would be completely broken in two or possibly three sections. TAMIYA Inc. made diorama representing the discovery that is on display at the Kure YAMATO Museum. This expedition was sponsored by TV media, 'TV ASAHI
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同プロジェクトを率いる米国の海洋開発会社「ティブロン・サブシー社」のティム・テイラー最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）が本紙に提供した写真では、船体や「ＧＲＡＹＢＡＣＫ（グレイバック）」と書かれたプレートなどが確認できる。
Tim Taylor is an accomplished ocean explorer and entrepreneur and currently the Founder and CEO of Tiburon Subsea. He has spent over thirty years working in the marine industry with innovative diving technologies and leading underwater expeditions. His work with the scientific, archaeological and oceanographic fields has yielded his discovery of numerous reefs, including Sherwood Forest Reef, considered the centerpiece of the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, Pulley Ridge, the deepest hermatipic coral reef in the world, numerous shark research projects, supported underwater archeological discoveries in Cuba as well as hosted numerous cross disciplined National Geographic expeditions
Tim created and led the team to map 2400 square miles of remote (200 miles offshore) ocean bottom at 1500 meters utilizing state of the art Bluefin 12D AUV system working from his US Coast Guard certified research vessel Tiburon. His most resent accomplishments include the discovery, exploration, and documentation of the WWI submarine USS R-12 that was lost in WWII in 600 feet of water entombing 42 sailors, the USS S-26 off of the Pacific coast of Panama, the deep water discovery of the USS S-28 off of Oahu Hawai'I and the discovery of the USS Grunions bow 827m deep in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.
For his discovery and exploration of the USS R-12 with two Brazilian officers entombed, he has been awarded the Brazilian Navy League's Medal of Honor. As owner and Captain of his Research Vessel (RV Tiburon) for 25 years, Tim worked hand in hand with noted biology, geology, ichthyology, archaeology, environmental and climate change experts. Included in this list are Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Eugenie Clark, Frank Goddio, Dr. Sue Hendrickson, Wes Skiles, Philipe Cousteau, University of Miami, Mote Marine Lab, Scripps Marine Institute, European institute of Archaeology, University of Havana Cuba, Cuba's Carisub, NOAA, EPA, BEA and US Navy.
Tim is a Fellow in the Explorers Club and in 2008 he was the 40th person in the club's 104 year history to receive its prestigious Citation Of Merit award in recognition of his explorations. He is also the recipient of the Brazilian Navy Honorary Submariner Medal and the Brazilian Navy League Medal of Honor for his work with the USS R-12. Tim has been profiled in the London Financial Times, The New York Times, Bloomberg News and appears regularly on FOX, CNBC, BBC, CBC and CNN as an ocean technology and robotics expert. He has been profiled in the London Financial Times, The New York Times, Bloomberg News and appears regularly on FOX, CNBC, BBC. He is an on-air expert for CNN, BBC, CBC, FOX, MSNBC and CCTV for ocean search, exploration, diving operations, sciences, ocean environmental issues, climate change, conservation and advanced underwater robotics. He currently is CEO and President of Tiburon Subsea Services, based in New York City, specializing in underwater autonomous robotic operations.
