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2002
Dive
Reports
Dive reports are in reverse chronological order: scroll down to go back in time.
October 2002
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Location |
Visibility |
Temp |
Comments |
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| October 21 |
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| October 20 |
Papoose
Aeolus |
100 |
77 |
Both dives had excellent visibility and mild current. The
Aeolus was an excellent dive: 100' vis, tons of fish of all sizes
schooling about, sharks, rays, a turtle- very nice! |
| October 19 |
Schurz |
80 |
77 |
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| October 13 |
Papoose |
70 |
78 |
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| October 12 |
Schurz
Sub |
70 |
78 |
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| October 10 |
Sub |
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| October 9 |
Sub |
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| October 5 |
Rocks&Reef |
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September 2002
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Location |
Visibility |
Temp |
Comments |
| September 22 |
Papoose
Suloide |
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| September 21 |
Schurz
Duhamel |
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| September 15 |
Naeco Stern |
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| September 14 |
Cassimir
Suloide |
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| September 7 |
Duhamel |
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| September 2 |
CaribeSea |
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| September 1 |
Naeco |
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August 2002
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Location |
Visibility |
Temp |
Comments |
| August 31 |
Suloide |
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| August 25 |
Box Wreck
Ashkabad |
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| August 24 |
Naeco
Schurz |
80 |
78 |
Lots of Lionfish, a Jewfish and great visibility. |
| August 23 |
Duhamel |
35 |
78 |
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| August 22 |
Cassimir |
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| August 21 |
Bedfordshire
Duhamel |
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A hefty current on the Bedford, but good vis. |
| August 20 |
Portland
Duhamel |
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Decent conditions on the Portland: its a great wreck when
you can see it! Also good on the Duhamel- lots of bottom time today! More green morays. |
| August 19 |
Schurz |
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A green moray lives in a piece of wreck at the bow. |
| August 17 |
Suloide |
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| August 16 |
Schurz |
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| August 15 |
Caribe Sea |
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Sharks on the bow, teeth in the sand! |
| August 14 |
Papoose
Schurz |
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Great vis offshore, only a slight current and light wind.
Great day! |
| August 13 |
Papoose
Sub |
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| August 12 |
Schurz
Sub |
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| August 11 |
Schurz
Indra |
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| August 10 |
Papoose
Suloide |
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| August 9 |
Schurz |
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| August 6 |
Papoose |
80+ |
79 |
An awesome day- flat seas, great vis, no current and warm
water. We had to stay for 2 dives- too pretty to leave! |
| August 5 |
Indra |
30 |
78 |
Choppy seas kept us inshore, but great conditions
underwater. |
| August 3 |
Suloide
Indra |
35
30 |
79 |
Decent visibility, good dives in-shore today. The Indra is
quite a diver's playground: upright, intact, easy to navigate, and full
of fish!! |
| August 2 |
Far East Tanker
Atlas |
50
15-20 |
82/76
80/77 |
The FET is always a treat, there was some surface current
but lighter on the bottom. Rays, sharks, tons of fish & cobia. The
Atlas was murky with a few sharks lurking around. |
| August 1 |
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July 2002
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Location |
Visibility |
Temp |
Comments |
| July 31 |
Naeco Stern |
80+ |
80 |
An awesome day compared to the previous 4 days. Great vis
on the Naeco, slight current, lionfish, jewfish, 1 shark and
pompano. |
| July 30 |
Suloide
Indra |
40 |
78 |
Rough seas but good vis underwater. Saw 2 good size
octopus on the Indra. |
| July 29 |
Caribe Sea |
50 |
79/71 |
Good conditions underwater today, a bit rough on top. Lots
of action on the wreck: sharks, rays, cobia, even a big octopus. |
| July 28 |
Schurz
Duhamel |
80-100
25 |
79 |
Awesome vis on the Schurz, lots of fish. |
| July 27 |
Caribe Sea
Verbena |
40
20 |
78/73 |
Lots of sharks on both wrecks: about 50 big Sand Tigers
were hanging out at about 50' on the CS- too many to count. Just like
the old days on the Papoose! |
| July 25 |
Suloide |
40 |
78 |
A small turtle scanned the entire wreck and found a nice
hiding spot to take a nap. |
| July 24 |
Duhamel |
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A bit windy, but good vis on the Duhamel. |
| July 22 |
Naeco Stern
Naeco Bridge |
60 |
78 |
Good dives: 5 lionfish spotted on the Stern, 2 on the
Bridge. |
| July 21 |
Naeco Bow |
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2 lionfish still live on the Bow section, and a strange
layer of sludge/murk filled the lowest 4" of the wreck. Strange
stuff. |
| July 18 |
Papoose
Ashkabad |
60
50 |
76
78 |
Great dive on the Papoose, some sharks teeth were
recovered and tons of fish were hanging around. A touch of current on
the Ashkabad, but great vis and even a few flounder! |
| July 17 |
Schurz
Sub |
60 |
78 |
Awesome sea conditions, no current, warm water- it was
hard to see the Schurz through all the fish, and a huge ray showed up on
the starboard side. |
| July 16 |
Far East
Caribe Sea |
40
30 |
72
76 |
Any dive on the Far East is a good dive, low vis and cool
on the bottom, but warm, blue water on top and lots of fish made for a
great hang. The usual guys in grey suits were on the Caribe Sea, again a
bit murky on the bottom. |
| July 15 |
Naeco Stern
Papoose |
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| July 14 |
Hutton |
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| July 13 |
Suloide |
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| July 9 |
Schurz
Duhamel |
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| July 8 |
Schurz
Duhamel |
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| July 7 |
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| July 6 |
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| July 5 |
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| July 4 |
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| July 3 |
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| July 2 |
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| July 1 |
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June 2002
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Location |
Visibility |
Temp |
Comments |
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| June 25 |
Naeco |
100 |
78 |
Only saw 2 lionfish today: found one sleeping! We have
heard they are nocturnal. |
| June 24 |
Far East Tanker & Atlas |
100 |
77 |
Great conditions on the Far East, brought up some china
and saw a few sharks.
Tons of sharks on the Atlas, and good vis too! |
| June 23 |
Naeco
Papoose |
100
70 |
79 |
Great dive on the Naeco: counted 6 lionfish and missed the
littlest and biggest ones seen previously: there are at least 8 on that
wreck!! Good dive on the Papoose too, but the current picked up during
the dive (that means good vis!) |
| June 20 |
Suloide
Indra |
40 |
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Decent vis in-shore today, good bottom time as well! |
| June 19 |
Naeco
Sub |
80
80 |
78 |
The divers counted 6 lionfish, a great dive!
Excellent vis on the Sub, and lots of baitfish action at aobut 50 feet. |
| June 18 |
Papoose Schurz |
80
80 |
78 |
Clear, warm water on the Papoose, and the Schurz as well! |
| June 17 |
Naeco Stern |
100 |
79 |
A group chartered the boat to get footage of the lionfish
for the National Geographic Channel and we counted 5 separate lionfish
on the wreck. |
| June 16 |
Papoose
Sub |
100 |
78 |
Excellent visibility on both wrecks, no current and calm
seas. Great day! |
| June 15 |
Caribe Sea |
50 |
76 |
About 15 sharks were in the sand off the bow of the wreck.
You could see divers on the bottom from the hang line. |
| June 13 |
Schurz |
90 |
77 |
It's always a good dive on the Schurz! |
| June 12 |
Naeco Bow & Stern |
120+ |
79 |
Fantastic visibility, warm water, turtles, rays, lionfish,
pompano, eels, grouper...
These were the 2 best dives of the year! |
| June 11 |
Cassimir |
100+ |
78 |
Another awesome dive on the Cassimir. |
| June 10 |
Papoose
Schurz |
70 |
77 |
A sailfish was caught & released on rod & reel
while motoring between the 2 wrecks- wow!! |
| June 9 |
Schurz |
50 |
77 |
Diminishing winds made the seas calmer as the day went on,
2 good dives on the Schurz: lots of spadefish, eels and a large
frogfish. |
| June 7 |
Cassimir |
100+ |
78 |
Awesome visibility and water temps, but increasing seas
made it a long ride home. However, 2 great dives made the trip easier!
The coronetfish are still on the wreck this year. |
| June 2 |
Fishing
Duhamel |
40 |
76 |
Caught some Mahi-mahi offshore, then did 2 dives on the
Duhamel. Great vis for that wreck, and lots of flounder. |
| June 1 |
Papoose
Hutton |
80
40 |
78
74 |
A few sharks on the Papoose and good visibility. Good vis
on the Hutton too, nice and clear. |
May 2002
| May 27 |
Ashkabad |
80-100' |
71 |
You could see the wreck from the boat, and at the surface
the entire wreck was visible- incredible! Lots of fish, like an
aquarium. |
| May 26 |
Schurz |
70' |
73 |
A good day: flat seas, sunny day, no current and great
diving! |
| May 25 |
Schurz |
80' |
71 |
The Schurz is always full of
surprises!! |
| May 24 |
Fishing |
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A good day fishing, 6 dolphin caught. |
| May 12 |
Schurz
Papoose |
70' |
74 |
Great day overall, calm seas, great vis, lots of fish both
large & small, and sharks on the Papoose. Good water temps for
mid-May! |
April 2002
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Location |
Visibility |
Temp |
Comments |
| April 13, 2002 |
Made it 10 miles out, then came back: too
rough! |
| April 14, 2002 |
Schurz
Duhamel |
50'
5-6' |
72
60 |
Strong current on the Schurz, good vis, sharks, amberjack,
flounder and tons of baitfish. Cold and murky on the Duhamel. |
March 25, 2002
A trip to the Duhamel was made today: 55' deep and only 8 miles from the Inlet.
Reported vis was 30' and temps in the low 60's.
A few flounder and an excellent day topside: almost 80 degrees.
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