DennisW
Contributor
Thanksgiving Day Dive Trip Report 11-25-04
The boat ride out on Diversity was very nice until we got to the inlet. Then the wave action picked up and the seas got a little rough. I say we saw about 6 ft seas while going out to the dive site. The seas were less at the site, but still a little rough.
The United Caribbean:
The first dive of the day was on the United Caribbean, a cargo ship that was sunk several years ago. I have only dived this wreck while it was intact. The hurricanes of 2004 broke the wreck in half just in front of the wheelhouse and tore the starboard side of the hold and ship apart. The wheelhouse is at the stern of this ship. Donna pointed out a Scorpion Fish as we got to the port side of the hold. We toured the ship from the stern to the bow, where I saw a large Fire worm and then we went to the stern before we went up the line.
28 minutes total time, 65 fsw max depth, and water temp 77º F
The float dive:
We dived a site called separated rocks. In any case the seas were much lighter. I saw a Pacific fish on this dive, a Raccoon Butterflyfish. I also saw the following: Nassau Grouper, Balloon Fish, Harlequin Bass, Spiny Lobster, French Angel, Sergeant Major, Blue Tang, Bar Jack, Sheepshead, many different kinds of Grunts, a school of Cottonwicks, Porkfish, Black Margate, Blue Chromis, Coney, and Neon Goby, just to name a few. Lots of life on the reef.
48 minutes total time, 44 ft max depth, and water temp 77º F
I'll post the pics in the gallery.
The boat ride out on Diversity was very nice until we got to the inlet. Then the wave action picked up and the seas got a little rough. I say we saw about 6 ft seas while going out to the dive site. The seas were less at the site, but still a little rough.
The United Caribbean:
The first dive of the day was on the United Caribbean, a cargo ship that was sunk several years ago. I have only dived this wreck while it was intact. The hurricanes of 2004 broke the wreck in half just in front of the wheelhouse and tore the starboard side of the hold and ship apart. The wheelhouse is at the stern of this ship. Donna pointed out a Scorpion Fish as we got to the port side of the hold. We toured the ship from the stern to the bow, where I saw a large Fire worm and then we went to the stern before we went up the line.
28 minutes total time, 65 fsw max depth, and water temp 77º F
The float dive:
We dived a site called separated rocks. In any case the seas were much lighter. I saw a Pacific fish on this dive, a Raccoon Butterflyfish. I also saw the following: Nassau Grouper, Balloon Fish, Harlequin Bass, Spiny Lobster, French Angel, Sergeant Major, Blue Tang, Bar Jack, Sheepshead, many different kinds of Grunts, a school of Cottonwicks, Porkfish, Black Margate, Blue Chromis, Coney, and Neon Goby, just to name a few. Lots of life on the reef.
48 minutes total time, 44 ft max depth, and water temp 77º F
I'll post the pics in the gallery.
