The NYC Sea Gypsies did a great charter last weekend with the dive boat John Jack to the USS Arthur W. Radford - a Spruance class destroyer which was sunk about 30 miles off Cape May last summer as an artificial reef.
We left Point Pleasant late Friday night, and did the overnight run to the wreck. Saturday conditions were terrific, with visibility up to 60 feet on the upper decks, calm seas and a light current. We did two dives on Saturday, and spent the night at sea, sleeping under the stars. Sunday, we were chased off the wreck after our dawn dive by a squall line coming in, but Captain Rich brought us in to the safety of inshore waters, and we made the run back to Point Pleasant through 1-2 foot seas, stopping for a late afternoon dive on the SS Mohawk before returning to the dock.
I didn't shoot much video, but here is what I got. I recently started using a green water Magic Filter on my fisheye lens to do ambient light work - a bit of a learning curve, but I'm working on it!
[vimeo]31056609[/vimeo]
Best,
Mike
We left Point Pleasant late Friday night, and did the overnight run to the wreck. Saturday conditions were terrific, with visibility up to 60 feet on the upper decks, calm seas and a light current. We did two dives on Saturday, and spent the night at sea, sleeping under the stars. Sunday, we were chased off the wreck after our dawn dive by a squall line coming in, but Captain Rich brought us in to the safety of inshore waters, and we made the run back to Point Pleasant through 1-2 foot seas, stopping for a late afternoon dive on the SS Mohawk before returning to the dock.
I didn't shoot much video, but here is what I got. I recently started using a green water Magic Filter on my fisheye lens to do ambient light work - a bit of a learning curve, but I'm working on it!
[vimeo]31056609[/vimeo]
Best,
Mike