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Having said that I don't like to run lines in the Bass in an old message, and
then saying that maybe a permanent line is a good idea, Pat's message reinforces
my original point of view.  Whereas the Bass doesn't have much current inside,
big hunks of machinery move around in there due to rust, decay, and
divers mucking about.  This limits the usefulness of a permanent line.  So I
guess we are back to talking about progressive penetration and strobes...

John

P.S. There could be some interesting discussion here on the (in)applicability of
cave techniques to the wreck environment.  Just for starters, I'll toss out the
following:  cave divers seem to get in trouble from the assumption that the hard
part of wreck diving is wreck penetration, and since this is similar in many
ways to cave diving, that cave divers are automatically good wreck divers.  In
fact, I believe that in most East Coast wreck dives, ocean conditions such as
current, high seas, and low vis, are often the most challenging part of the
dive.  There is a big difference between decompressing while sitting on a log
and reading a magazine, and hanging on a anchorline in 2 knot current or
eight ft. seas (or worse while under a liftbag away from the boat, wishing you
hadn't clipped your O2 stage bottle to the anchorline).

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