Marine Diamond Corporation, 1965

MDCDiamantkus.jpg
"Diamantkus"
(first of three barges;
not shown :"Colpontoon") 		BARGE111_offSWA-1965.jpg
"Barge III" 		BARGE111_trwinscrewlaunchSEYMOUR.jpg
"Barge III" and
launch "Seymour" 		Barge111birdseyeview.jpg
"Barge III"
Collinsea_MDC_SWA-1965.jpg
"Collinsea" 		other MDC support vessels
(not shown here)
include
the sampling vessel:
"Emerson K"
and the crewboat: "Marina"

also see Collin's fleet

NOTE: all these photographs
date from 1963 to 1965,
at which time DeBeers
bought out Sammy Collins;
recent update		 DC3-oneofthreeMDCplanesCTtoLuderitz-1965.jpg
One of the three DC3's
from Capetown to Luderitz 		DiamantkusNavig1m-accuracy1965.jpg
MDC geologist
Mr.Vartsos aboard
"Diamantkus":
1 m.accuracy in positioning
SammyVCollinswith10K_karatsparceldiamonds-1965.jpg
Mr.Sammy V. Collins
with 10,000 carats parcel
of marine diamonds 		1100caratsofmarinediamondslargest5carats-1965.jpg
1,100 carats of
marine diamonds
largest: 5 carats 		total marine diamonds
produced from
November 12, 1961
to January 5, 1965:
361,810.55 carats

average grade :
2.39 carats/m2
average size :
0.388 carats/stone 		7000caratsofmarinediamondsSWA-1965.jpg
7,000 carats of
marine diamonds

BLO fecit 20021203