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Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 09:41:11 EDT
Subject: Updated Dive report Sept 11th
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Saturday, September 11th, 1999

Although the seas were forecasted to be 3-5 feet, I had the sneaking 
suspicion that things would be better than promised today, and I was not 
disappointed. Swells of the predicted size were passing through when we got 
to the San Diego, things settled down to flat calm by the time I got in the 
water with Hank at around noon. Everyone who had already been in the water 
had reported excellent visibility, the likes of which were too amazing to 
believe. But when I got down to 40 feet, I could see the hull of the wreck 
quite clearly! Visibility at the bottom had to be at least 40 feet, and it 
was very brightly lit as well. Bait fish were schooling around openings in 
the hull of the wreck just aft of our mooring, making it feel more like a 
dive in North Carolina than the Northeast. The balmy 61 degree water 
temperature added to this feeling. Hank and I spent a few minutes playing 
around with my scooter, then we left it by our stage bottles and entered 
the wreck. We swam through the wreck hunting for lobsters and sightseeing. 
Although I had passed through every place we went numerous times before, 
the visibility was so excellent inside that I could see further down side 
passages than ever before. Even when we made a mess grabbing for lobsters 
(one of which treated me to a nice bite), the silt we stirred up cleared up 
almost immediately, even though the current that was carrying it away was 
not noticeable. Beautiful blue green light shined in through many openings 
that do not normally provide enough light to notice while my dive light is 
on. Outside the wreck, near the bow, it was even lighter than it was 
towards the stern, and the sand was reflecting the light, too. I could see 
the debris on the bottom quite clearly from the top of the hull. During our 
entire decompression, we saw albacore tuna schooling at a depth of about 40 
feet -- another sight I had never witnessed in this area. Although I've had 
many great dives on the San Diego with significantly less visibility, I 
would not be disappointed if we were treated to conditions like this on a 
more regular basis.

Maggie Owens;

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