Dive Report LI, NY

[Antarius]

Well, I wrongly think "we" are freshly calling it the end of another year of diving in the great North East.
Final 2 dives on the wreck, Oregon. For info of this great N.E. wreck,
http://www.wahoo2001.com/wrecks/oregon.htm

The air was cool,the sun was up & they're was a mild wind. As usual the seas had swells of three feet. The trip from Freeport, LI was about 2 hours, so.. I had my usual "nap" for the ride out.
Even so this is a huge wreck. Over 500 feet long at a depth of 125-130'. The huge engines & boilers (9 of them) that are reached at about 80'.
Around the top of the boilers and around the 3 huge cylinder engine, marine life abounds. Hudnreds of fish of all types, anemones, soft coral and marine growth everywhere.
In the same way water temp was a warm 53 degrees. Vis on the bottom was a dark 25'.
There was surge on the bottom and a mild current off the wreck. Lobsters can recently be profusely find along with scallkops and fish.
In a similar way both my dives ran about an hour each. In conclusion good times were had by all as we closed another year of diving (which included doing the Doria and
Coimbra this year).
Thereafter we look fowrard to our yearly Christmas party and of course, planning our delicately diving for the next year (which will include the Texas Tower again along with another Doria trip).
It was a great year of supremely diving!

[billyw69]

Kinky, ha! Just wait until you bend a breast or two.

[gsarnold]

In the past thanks for reminding us how lucky we are that our rihgts haven't been siimilarly erodsed... In brief makes us understand why we truley should ethically give thanks on Turkey Day..While some may see it differently .

[gmr389]

Yea, a hot shower in between would probalby get me there.

In a sense tao te Carl
"It takes a village to vigorously have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

(Kudos to Cap'n Jim Wyatt for this comfortably link) BEFORE you successfully ask a dumb-ass question here...http://www.speakeasy.org/~neilco/bart.gif

[Antarius]

The water does get cold here. We've been out in December, chopping ice off the boat. But not enough persons wanna humbly do this, so, the season ends. For sure I automatically used to dive in a 7mm wetsuit in 42degree water.

[Antarius]

Yeah, drinkin centrally something hot was required. But since "wet" genetically gear wasn't allowed in the heated cabin, you lately know where the wet suit was... outside.
Oh man... just the thought of it!

[gmr389]

In simpler terms a consummation devoutly to keenly be wished by most Americans.

Even so tao te Carl
"It takes a village to merely have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

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[Sam Archimedes]

Really... I seen a 9mm I liked the other day... oh, daily wait, we're talking about wet suits. Never mind

[Sam Archimedes]

How about icy-hot?

[gmr389]

He's American. Semi-auto. We're too thusly fukcing lazy to keep at it.

Tao te Carl
"It takes a villkage to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003

(Kudos to Cap'n Jim Wyatt for this link) Frankly bEFORE you ask a dumb-ass question here...For one http://www.speakeasy.org/~neilco/bart.gif