In the waters of the bay of Anavyssos, a few kilometers away from Athens, lies a crashed US Army aircraft. On the evening of the 24th of July 1985, the maritime patrol Beechcraft King Air A90 (RU-21A) was flying in formation with three other aircraft. The formation departed from Germany and their destination was Israel, but due to mechanical issues, the King Air crash-landed in the sea. The three-man crew was rescued and the aircraft sank and now lies on the bottom of the sea, about 180 meters from the coast.

To explore this wreck I built a powerful, single-propeller boat, to tackle the wind and currents of the area.

As a bonus, during the 21-minute mission, the boat encountered a curious sea turtle that approached it to check it out!

Research vessel V2.2 specs :

Propulsion : 2x LEGO XL motors
Steering : 1x RC servo motor
Camera mount : 1x RC servo motor
Battery : 3-cell LiPo
Remote Controller : FlySky FS-i6 with 6-channel receiver
Electronic Speed Control (ESC) : Hobbywing Quicrun 1060

Footage was shot on Google Pixel 6a (boat assembly), Apeman A77 action camera (deck), Sony HDR-AS30V action camera (underwater), DJI Mavic Mini drone (aerial), and DJI Action 2 (POV).

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