Need help identifying dive and shrunken styrofoam cup

[William Oakes]

I purchased this shrunken styrofoam cup from an auction.
The seller stated that he aquired the item at an estate sale in Iowa.
He provided no provenance, but I bought it at a really good price.
It is dated 9/11/06, as you can see in the attached images.
Anybody have a clue if there was a dive in 2006 or even a Rogue dive?
I'm simply trying to figure out if it was even possible for this cup to have gone to Titanic on 9/11/2006
Thanks in advance for any insights!

 

[Gordon Mooneyhan]

The remnants of Hurricane Florence were in the area at about that time. It was a robust extra-tropical storm. There were no official dives that took place in 2006. If there was a rogue dive, it would be awfully hard to find evidence of it.

I hope they didn't stick you for too much.

 

[William Oakes]

The remnants of Hurricane Florence were in the area at about that time. It was a robust extra-tropical storm. There were no official dives that took place in 2006. If there was a rogue dive, it would be awfully hard to find evidence of it.

I hope they didn't stick you for too much.

No. I got off easy. Perhaps I'll learn more as time goes by. Thank You for the info!

 

[R L W]

I purchased this shrunken styrofoam cup from an auction.
The seller stated that he aquired the item at an estate sale in Iowa.
He provided no provenance, but I bought it at a really good price.
It is dated 9/11/06, as you can see in the attached images.
Anybody have a clue if there was a dive in 2006 or even a Rogue dive?
I'm simply trying to figure out if it was even possible for this cup to have gone to Titanic on 9/11/2006
Thanks in advance for any insights!

You might check with Military Sealift Command or with NOAA, as they do use equipment to check cables, monitor thermal and current variations, and it would have made good sense to send down sensor devices. They need not have gone to full depth, so long as they were in the vicinity. But I do know the bottom is routinely checked, to see if shifts are occurring.

 

[William Oakes]

You might check with Military Sealift Command or with NOAA, as they do use equipment to check cables, monitor thermal and current variations, and it would have made good sense to send down sensor devices. They need not have gone to full depth, so long as they were in the vicinity. But I do know the bottom is routinely checked, to see if shifts are occurring.

Thank You! I will check!

 

[Dave Gittins]

There are dozens of these things around. The Russians made piles of them by attaching net bags full of cups to the Mirs. They were not alone.

To add to the fun, expeditions that went nowhere near Titanic made some more, just for fun.

For more fun, is the date shown in USA style, or is it European?

Enjoy your novelty!

 

[William Oakes]

There are dozens of these things around. The Russians made piles of them by attaching net bags full of cups to the Mirs. They were not alone.

To add to the fun, expeditions that went nowhere near Titanic made some more, just for fun.

For more fun, is the date shown in USA style, or is it European?

Enjoy your novelty!

In its own wierd way, it is an odd piece of history...

 

[bsaar]

Sale: Deep Sea Crush - Technifex

DEEPSEA CRUSH is a device that was built to re-create the water pressure at the depth of the Titanic wreckage.

www.technifex.com

have you seen this page? The cup might have been made on the surface at a museum....

 

[William Oakes]

Thank You for this information!
Much Appreciated!

 

[Kathy S]

There are dozens of these things around. The Russians made piles of them by attaching net bags full of cups to the Mirs. They were not alone.

Interesting! When I read the first post my first thought was, How on earth would anyone be able to procure a cup that had been crushed at that depth? The idea that this could have been done by attaching a net bag to a submersible did not occur to me.

William Oakes, that sounds like a neat item to add to one's collection.