Wreck of the Ocean Pacific

Poogweese · Mar 26, 2007

Here's some pics from our wreck dives this weekend, lotsa wind, lotsa waves, lotsa current, and lotsa fun!

Ocean Pacific is located in Tongass Narrows, 5 minutes from the boat harbor.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88052882@N00/

Poog :coffee:

mcjangles · Mar 26, 2007

cool pics, thanks for posting. i hope to dive in Alaska one day.

bdshort · Mar 27, 2007

Mike, the weather is supposed to be partly cloudy this weekend. Might be a good time to go back, if the tides cooperate. I definitely want to go back a few more times at least!

I went to the library yesterday, and found the article from the Daily News on the sinking, and printed it off. I was a bit dissapointed because the picture they had of it shows it tied off to a Japanese freighter earlier in the month, and there was no picture of it sinking. The quality is crappy, but it does at least give a good illustration of the outside of the ship. Once I get it scanned, I can upload it somewhere.

Wildcard · Mar 27, 2007

Great pics! Thanks for sharing. I hope to be back in AK for a week or two in May, I hope, I hope. I need a cold fix.

Poogweese · Mar 27, 2007

Wildcard:
Great pics! Thanks for sharing. I hope to be back in AK for a week or two in May, I hope, I hope. I need a cold fix.

Thanks WC! They're pretty grainy with the backscatter and darkness but hopefully Brian and I can get back on the wreck this weekend

So...we'll try our hand at the photography again

You're welcome to join us anytime for your "cold fix"!

Poog :coffee:

Will dive for Kauai Coffee

bdshort · Mar 29, 2007

Mike... this next dive on the OP, I'm gonna have my camera set to ISO 400 and black and white mode. Hopefully I can get some good shots without a flash causing all the backscatter.

BTW, the compressor is back up!

bdshort · Mar 31, 2007

So we went again today... planned on two dives on the wreck, but only got one in, because the wreck vanished into thin air for the 2nd dive. We got to the bottom of the anchor line, and there was no ship!

Anyway, here are some pics from the first dive. I tried setting my camera to ISO 400 but it's still too dark down there. I either need a case for my DSLR, or a tripod! Still, I think they look a bit artsy fartsy since they're in black and white too

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30555179@N00/sets/72157600039170689/

Poogweese · Mar 31, 2007

bdshort:
So we went again today... planned on two dives on the wreck, but only got one in, because the wreck vanished into thin air for the 2nd dive. We got to the bottom of the anchor line, and there was no ship!

Anyway, here are some pics from the first dive. I tried setting my camera to ISO 400 but it's still too dark down there. I either need a case for my DSLR, or a tripod! Still, I think they look a bit artsy fartsy since they're in black and white too

http://www.flickr.com/photos/30555179@N00/sets/72157600039170689/

Nice shot of that back hayrack area! Here's the pix from my camera :popcorn:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/88052882@N00/

shakehead I hate it when a wreck disappears

Poog :coffee:

ps-what's up with the avatars????

bdshort · Apr 1, 2007

I have no idea

R-T · Apr 1, 2007

Brian your black and white turned out well seems to add something over the color shots.
A,S and I tried a dive several years ago at this time of the year and vis was so bad on the wreck I crashed into the deck before I saw it. Needless to say we called it, I must have smashed more than a few anemones though.

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