Tim....Hi! Finally, got to see a few of the videos that you captured the stills from. As I was glancing at the video, I did capture a few things that I personally found interesting. As many like myself agree, that indeed it looks or appears to be
that of rope material. I find it highly unlikely that steel cable would survive that environment for over 75 years. What captivated me though was how the rope strand went from one strand into two. As if someone tied a doubleknot. At first, I personally thought after reading the Norwich City storm accounts from survivors that it indeed was the rocket launchers that were the remnants of the ropes lying there as we speak..But, after seeing the ropes in a new way...I'm beginnning to wonder.
In this particular video, another thing that really has me baffled is how large chunks of coral, were just laying there. As if someone had torn up a concrete slab or something. Now, I've seen the pictoral diagrams that the team has thought that the Electra slipped into these crevices...which is most likely. But, is it possible that the Electra weakened part of the reef area where it landed? In June, when I attended the symposium a couple that had been to the island had shown a picture of the reef area where Amelia might have possibly landed. From looking at the photo it shows quite definate that it is flat and smooth. But, what was it like underneath? How far down did the rock go before it hit bottomed out? After seeing the rock debris in the video...I'm beginning to believe that Amelia and Fred made a hard landing and a quick one....At the time of the landing...she landed the Electra with such force that it jolted the shelf in such a way, that it may indeed had cracked that particular area. Over the next several days, from the force of the high tides and waves, the force of tides above and below, eventually broke the shelf away and the Electra fell into the cracks. Over time, coral began to pile ontop of the Electra and covered it for its watery grave. I believe with this kind of force, that it didnt take long before it was covered!!!!