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E-divers Log
Upper Keys
October 9th/10th, 2004
The dives:
USCGC Duane
USCGC Bibb
Eagle
Cannabis Cruiser
Snapper Ledge
Davis Reef
The cast of divers:
Ed P Cindy Jim V
Glen S Manny B Tom H
Jan S Xtos K Matt H
and Brian P (that's me)
Dive operator: Divers City USA
mm 90.5 - Tavernier Key, FL
(Captain Bob is back at
the helm of the Diversity) |
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Photo credits belong to Matthew Hoelscher - To see more of his work, click HERE. |
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Below is the profile of the night dive on the USCGC Duane. We saw some nice sites, an octopus at the mid-ships starboard wench that was cuddling a sleeping wrasse, and big crab walking out of a porthole on the portside stern quarter. The current was ripping on the Bibb earlier in the day but was nil on the night dive. 100' viz and 83 degress in October... Life's good!! |
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Below is the profile on Snapper Ledge, Again we saw nice stuff - several turtles, a few eels, some more
crabs, and the usual assorment of tropicals. Again with minimal current and surge, we had a
nice dive. We ended up a bit out of touch with how far away the return trip to the boat was so we
surfaced took a bearing and swam back with another group still in the water. This dive didn't suck..... |
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Below is our profile on the Cannabis Cruiser, Here's the skinny on this one: It's skinny (and small). But it's "a must do" dive - really, Other sites list her at 70-90' LOA. I think 70'... Beam no more than 15' and her port rail is buried about 2'. Reportedly scuttled by some grass runners in the late '70's, the sea life on her was abundant and varied. However, I could get arrested if I tell evryone the rest of this dive story..... |
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Below is our profile on the Eagle, Click here for more details on this wreck. |
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Graphs on this page are plotted with 30 second intervals between data points. |
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Return to the main page, click here. |
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Barbara at Divers City USA |
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The shot on the right shows what happens when you run face-first into a jellyfish. |
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