First Boat Dive

First Boat Dive

Went out yesterday on the Tuna Seazure to the Glory Wreck and somebody upstairs must want me to wreck dive.

Flat seas, the ride was pleasure boat quality. So I still dont know if I get seasick or not but I am in no hurry to find out.

After all the concerns about viz cause of the hurricane, the visibility was at least 20 feet or more. On the first dive I am pretty sure it was more and oddly on the second dive it was a little less although the sun was peeking out.

The surface interval was pleasant, a diverse group including other woman. Although they do not snack nearly enuff for my liking.

I threw myself off the boat easily enough. Although it was suggested that I put my mask strap under my hood next time cause it kept coming off.

AND I got back into the boat by myself!! Huge relief! Those of you who have carried my weights or heard me whine exiting Dutch Springs and the inlet will appreciate this. Although I was a wreck that I would go splat on the deck climbing over.

Dive 1 was a 32 minute dive (keep in mind I dive an AL80 with air) at 70 feet, we found no lobsters but plenty of fish and coral and sponges and anenomes (spelling?) and all the little hidey holes had surprises in them. I never even realized we swam the whole wreck and back just looking at everything cause I was excited about looking in the next hole or crevice. Did not really take any real time to look at any one thing, saw the anchor and the boilers and all of the wreck points they had mentioned in the briefing. Then up we went, I was a little light and had to struggle just a little holding my 15 ft stop but I did it without looking too goofy.

3 lobsters were brought up and a fishing pole all rigged up was salvaged on the first dive. This immediately put the pressure on me for the $3000.00 lobster and they then proceeded to catch about 7 sea bass with the fishing pole.

I was going down the second time with a mission, that $3000.00 lobster and a sand dollar.

I took my camera on the second dive although it was pointed out that it was supposed to be for 35 feet or less. Will let you know later about that too. Second dive was 32 minutes at 69 feet which I found odd because we were definately looking under things for that lobster!


We did not find him although we did try really hard for one in a whole in the wreck, the sand was stirred up pretty good in the effort but to no avail, a second lobzilla was found in a large pipe but it was about 6 feet down and all I could do was smile and wave at him, the third was really tiny, smaller than the runt of the litter size so I left him be for another trip.


We came upon a lift bag (a 250 lb one it was huge)one of our group had left behind when they ripped their dry suit on a piec of decking and had to go up, so we packed it up and took it back with us.

The ride in was very mellow and relaxing, a pleasant way to end the trip.

Packed up the car , thank god for a convertible, put the roof down pack up the back seat, roof up and your off.

I didnt get my $3000.00 lobster so the price of lobster just went up and I didnt find a sand dollar which was really bad, I got the news when I got home.

I got a chance to see some different reels and lift bags, and they all worked much easier than the one I used in AOW I definately dont need a 250lb bag!

I think I may do this again, but tonite I am diving the inlet, I love those dives too.