Technical diver, author of many dive and military history books like Dive Truk Lagoon, Dive Scapa Flow and Dive Palau. Patron of The Explorers Club GB & Ireland
Joined September 2009
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Diving a USMC VMF-122 Corsair FG-1 fighter bomber near west reef, Palau youtu.be/uzh47k-RLrU?si=puFy… via @YouTube
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May 19
The BIG SCUBA podcast have now released their podcast about my submerged adventures over the years. Talking about it brought back lots of amazing memories. Link attached: thebigscuba.com/podcast/epis…
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Mar 18
Bikini Atoll: Shipwrecks of the Nuclear Tests. My new book has just been released. Pre-orders on the way shortly from my publishers.
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Jan 8
Have just posted a new video about the wreck of HMS Hampshire, lost off Orkney in 1916 with Lord Kitchener, the UK Secretary of State for Defence aboard.
youtube.com/watch?v=azxSV8JR…
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18 Aug 2025
New Book announcement!
Bikini Atoll: Shipwrecks of the Nuclear Tests.
Release Date: 30 March 2026
rod-macdonald.com/2025/08/18…
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3 Aug 2025
Force Z shipwrecks of the South China Sea - Part 3. HMS Repulse. New video about its loss and the wreck today just posted.
youtube.com/watch?v=1P-C8XFw…
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20 May 2025
Just published. 'Malaya 1941. Force Z Shipwrecks of the South China Sea. Part 2 - HMS Prince of Wales.'
Covers the battle from POW's perspective, the complicated mechanics of why this modern battleship sunk - and the wreck today.
youtube.com/watch?v=CiHur0iI…
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28 Apr 2025
Full report of our 2022 Explorers Club survey of the two British K-class submarines in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, HMS K4 & K17 (casualties of the so-called 'Battle of May Island' on 31 January 1918) now available for download on my website here:
rod-macdonald.com/downloads-…
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12 Jan 2025
Just published, 1st of 3 videos about HMS Prince of Wales & HMS Repulse.
Malaya 1941: Force Z shipwrecks of the South China Sea - HMS Prince of W... youtu.be/ZcRnVThOQ0Q?si=SW0Z… via @YouTube
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1 Jul 2024
Truk Lagoon - new video of the Japanese Navy Attack Bomber - Allied Reporting codename BETTY.
youtube.com/watch?v=E76nv3B2…
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17 Jun 2024
New video of a dive on a Japanese WW2 Nakajima C6N naval reconnaissance plane - Allied reporting codename MYRT
youtube.com/watch?v=1Wl7acWa…
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13 Jun 2024
As I start to pick up the pieces after my Truk trip, here's a flyer my publishers have produced regarding my Diving Trilogy - nice to see such fine reviews.
If you have ever dived in the UK, you'll likely know many of the wrecks and my diver buddies
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13 Jun 2024
Just back from a Truk Lagoon expedition - here's a video of a Japanese WWII JAKE seaplane that I dived for the first time.
youtube.com/watch?v=Gz6BCiCI…
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17 Oct 2023
Dive Truk Lagoon - 2nd edition
Final proof now done and dusted - full cover now squared away - exciting times! Going to print soon!
Pre-orders here:
rod-macdonald.com/2023/10/17…
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23 Aug 2023
The final 400 page proof of the 2nd edition of Dive Truk Lagoon has just arrived from my publishers for checking. Better get kettle on!
pre-orders available here: amazon.co.uk/Dive-Truk-Lagoo…
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Rod Macdonald retweeted
12 Jul 2023
This is where plastics removal efforts should be focused: at source / rivers because once they reach the open ocean it's too late.
11 Jul 2023
Another milestone in Guatemala: we have now removed over one thousand truckloads of trash from the Rio Las Vacas. 🇬🇹
This is our toughest river challenge so far, but we’re continually working to improve Interceptor 006 and keep tons of plastic from entering the Caribbean Sea.
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Rod Macdonald retweeted
31 May 2023
Another one. Here's another video released by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency on their official Facebook page.
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Rod Macdonald retweeted
31 May 2023
UPDATE :-
On May 30 2023, 1430hrs, Royal Malaysian Police EOD unit have boarded the Chuan Hong 68 to seek, collect and neutralized UXO found on Chuan Hong 68. At least 142 rounds of UXO in 133mm and 40mm calibre were found and later neutralized on site.
@navalhistorian
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