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Dave
--- Eric Fine <ericfine50@ho*.co*> wrote:
> Dave,
>
> Very nice report. I really liked that you included
> what you learned. Now for
> the big questions, when is Dave Jr. going to opt for
> the P-Valve :-)?
>
> Eric
>
>
> >From: dmdalton <dmdalton2000@ya*.co*>
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> >Subject: [dc-scuba] Nova Tech Dive Report 7/21/02 &
> Lessons Learned
> >Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 10:37:03 -0700 (PDT)
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> >
> >Trip report:
> >
> >Sunday, July 21, 2002 found 4 Nova Tech divers
> diving
> >out of Virginia Beach, VA on the Miss Lindsey with
> >others with whom they regularly dive of the VB Tech
> >group. Nova Tech group divers consisted of Todd
> >Clagett and Allyson Clagett diving as a buddy team
> 1
> >and David Dalton, Sr. & David Dalton, Jr. diving as
> >buddy team 2. Team 1 is generally more interested
> in
> >artifact recovery and Team 2 leans more toward
> >sightseeing.
> >
> >We arrived at the site of the Eureka (118 fsw) at
> >approximately 10:30, geared up and were in the
> water
> >at 11:30. Visibility was a spectacular 70 ft and
> >water temps on the bottom were a pleasant 61
> degrees,
> >with surface temp being much warmer. There was a
> >strong current and it was very nice to be using
> >scooters to deal with it. More on that later!
> >
> >Team 1 went right to digging in a hole that wasn't
> >more than 15 feet from where the wreck was tied in.
> >They left the numerous bottles they unearthed for
> the
> >second dive bringing up just one. Team 2 toured
> the
> >wreck with D1 (Sr) pulling D2 (Jr) with his Gavin
> >scooter. D2 carried a camera and shot two rolls
> which
> >are in the process of being developed as I write.
> The
> >clarity of the water allowed one to get a very good
> >understanding of the layout of the wreck. Viewing
> the
> >two large anchors on the port side of the bow, at
> the
> >same time was incredible. Both Teams completed
> their
> >planned 40 minute bottom times and required deco
> and
> >got back on board.
> >
> >Todd advised that he had just broken into a new
> crate
> >of bottles and showed one he had stuffed in his
> >pocket, a square bottle of Dr. Prichard's Castoria
> >with the good doctor's name and the product name
> cast
> >into the bottle. Although these bottles were from
> the
> >1890's when this ship sunk, D1 is old enough (54)
> to
> >remember taking this patent medicine as a child.
> It
> >was still sold in a square bottle and appeared that
> >the only change was from a cork to a screw top.
> >
> >Todd's discovery generated considerable excitement
> >between both teams and both decided to concentrate
> on
> >excavating that hole on the second dive.
> >
> >Both teams brought bags down to carry back bottles
> on
> >the second dive. Todd, being the master digger
> with a
> >scooter, went to work while the other 3 stuffed the
> >bags as he handed out bottles.
> >
> >About 20 minutes into the dive Allyson developed a
> >problem with one of her regs and after the
> situation
> >was handled both teams decided to end the dive.
> Team
> >1 started their ascent and deco and Team 2 hooked
> up
> >the two bags of bottles and started their ascent.
> >Rather than hang on the line like a flag in the
> breeze
> >we were doing "drift and run deco". Drift 50 or 60
> >feet from the anchor line and then run back to it
> with
> >the scooter, then drift again and repeat, obviously
> >only a technique one would employ in good viz.
> >Between 40 & 50 feet the current picked up quite a
> bit
> >and we (Team 2) inadvertently drifted out of sight
> of
> >the anchor line. We ran some circular patterns on
> the
> >scooter but to no avail. We settled in, shot a
> bag,
> >completed our deco drift style, and upon completion
> >surfaced to find the boat several hundred yards
> away.
> >We dropped down to 15 feet and scootered toward the
> >boat for about 2 minutes. We surfaced again and
> saw
> >that we were making progress so we dropped down and
> >tried it again. This time I could hear the motor
> on
> >the scooter slowing and realized we were out of
> juice.
> >
> >We returned to the surface, and found we were even
> >farther away than before. We fully inflated the
> lift
> >bag, hooked up the dive-alerts an honked them and
> >flashed the HID light in the direction of the boat.
> >
> >Todd later advised that he saw us as soon as we
> >surfaced but we were not aware of this.
> Consequently
> >we continued to signal and honk. Interestingly no
> one
> >heard the dive alert (other than us!) and the HID
> >light (a 10 Watt EE Pro 6) was more visible than
> the
> >yellow lift bag. (Note to self: Never dive in the
> >ocean without the HID!)
> >
> >As we were the last divers in the water the boat
> >didn't have to wait TOOOOOOOOO long before coming
> to
> >get us. The mate went in to pull the hook, they
> >pulled up the hangbars and gear lines and got
> >underway. All of this took about 30 minutes which
> >doesn't seem like too long, but when you don't know
> if
> >anyone knows where you are and you re drifting
> farther
> >and farther from the boat, I can assure you it
> seems
> >like much longer!
> >
> >Lessons learned:
> >
> >1) Switch batteries on the scooter between dives.
> If
> >we had fresh batteries in the scooter we could have
> >made it back to the boat even following our drift
> >deco.
> >
> >2) Make sure you have appropriate signaling
> devices.
> >Lift bag, safety sausage, HID light, dive-alert.
> On
> >the last, while the dive-alert has it's place,
> which
> >is probably in situations where fog blows in and
> you
> >are relatively close to the boat, its not much good
> at
> >longer distances as I have now learned.
> >
> >Along this same line it would be comforting for the
> >team in the water if the boat had someway of
> signaling
> >back that they knew where you were and would come
> get
> >you shortly (Horn, flare, guy in a lime green
> drysuit
> >waving his arms on the top of the boat)!
> >
> >3) This situation pointed out the need for chase
> boats
> >when diving in strong currents, or for the boat to
> be
> >able to put a float on the anchor line, so they can
> >leave to pick up/attend to the divers on a lift
> bag.
> >While the Miss Lindsey has a chase boat it was not
> >used in this case. In this case we were able to
> >complete our deco, surface and wait to be picked
> up.
> >If a diver was injured or did not have appropriate
> gas
> >to complete his deco (like hanging it off the boat
> >instead of carrying it with you) the outcome might
> not
> >have been as favorable.
> >
> >4) Stay calm. While we were concerned as to
> whether
> >or not anyone knew where we were, we remained calm
> >which helped to contribute to the favorable outcome
> of
> >this dive. There was no reason to panic, the water
> >was warm, we were in trilam drysuits with
> thinsulate
> >undergarments, we had a 10 watt hid that would burn
> >for 5 + hours which would be especially good for
> >signaling in the dusk or at night and we had 4 back
> up
> >lights between us. We had just eaten several Miss
> >Lindsey "Deco Dogs" before the second dive so our
> >nutritional requirements were taken care of (those
> >things will stay with you forever!). We were well
> >hydrated and I had a P-valve in my drysuit - too
> bad
> >my son did not (You've never seen anyone get out of
> a
> >drysuit and run for the head so fast)!!!!
> >
> >5) If you are doing a "drift and run" deco, make
> sure
> >you don't lose sight of the anchor line.
> >
> >All in all, it was an incredible day of diving,
> great
> >weather, great viz, great bottles (yes we still had
> >both bags when we got back on the boat), and a very
> >worthwhile learning experience. What more could
> you
> >ask for?
> >
> >Dave Dalton
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Dave Dalton
> >
> >"You just can't show up for "Game Day" and expect
> to win.
> > You've got to go to practice if you want to be
> ready!"
> >
> >
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