vetdiver
Contributor
So...here ya go, Matt.
My husband and I dove the Pinthis on Monday (out of Scituate). Reefseal (who posts here on occasion) was there - and a pretty nice guy, despite the kneepads (kidding, there, L!!).
All last week, we were convinced that this charter would get cancelled, but Monday was AWESOME. The sea was like glass, and there was no current to speak of.
So - not in formal logbook style, as all that stuff is still on my computer...we did 2 dives. max depth was about 95 feet or so for both - they were nondeco dives on air, so both dives were too short. It was cold, damn cold - about 42 degrees - once we got below 60 ft. Vis was decent, maybe 25 ft. We were moored to the line on the bow of the wreck. First dive, we headed down the line (noting that there is an amazing change in light penetration at about 60 ft - the vis is still there below that depth, but it was truly freakish to see such an abrupt change!!). Coming down the line, in this really freakish dark water, I was thinking, "how the heck are we going to see anything???"...and then this wreck came into view - and the bow is really amazing, this skeletal-looking thing. The wreck is upside-down, and our first dive, we just circled the whole thing close to the bottom, taking in the unreal sea life. Anemones and sea peaches everywhere, huge flounder, fish city. After a SI of a little over an hour, we did our second dive, concentrating on the actual surface of the wreck and one of the big open penetration areas where the ship structure is collapsed (not the engine room, as advised, but next time...). Then I looked at my computer and realized we were about 2 minutes from deco, so we sadly hauled back to the line.
After the second dive, reefseal put it perfectly..."Two dives is not enough."
This wreck was awesome. If you guys get the chance, jump at it!!
My husband and I dove the Pinthis on Monday (out of Scituate). Reefseal (who posts here on occasion) was there - and a pretty nice guy, despite the kneepads (kidding, there, L!!).
All last week, we were convinced that this charter would get cancelled, but Monday was AWESOME. The sea was like glass, and there was no current to speak of.
So - not in formal logbook style, as all that stuff is still on my computer...we did 2 dives. max depth was about 95 feet or so for both - they were nondeco dives on air, so both dives were too short. It was cold, damn cold - about 42 degrees - once we got below 60 ft. Vis was decent, maybe 25 ft. We were moored to the line on the bow of the wreck. First dive, we headed down the line (noting that there is an amazing change in light penetration at about 60 ft - the vis is still there below that depth, but it was truly freakish to see such an abrupt change!!). Coming down the line, in this really freakish dark water, I was thinking, "how the heck are we going to see anything???"...and then this wreck came into view - and the bow is really amazing, this skeletal-looking thing. The wreck is upside-down, and our first dive, we just circled the whole thing close to the bottom, taking in the unreal sea life. Anemones and sea peaches everywhere, huge flounder, fish city. After a SI of a little over an hour, we did our second dive, concentrating on the actual surface of the wreck and one of the big open penetration areas where the ship structure is collapsed (not the engine room, as advised, but next time...). Then I looked at my computer and realized we were about 2 minutes from deco, so we sadly hauled back to the line.
After the second dive, reefseal put it perfectly..."Two dives is not enough."
This wreck was awesome. If you guys get the chance, jump at it!!