craiglanda
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just got home from aruba and dove some of the wrecks out there.... So i figured i would share some photos....
Aruba Ship Wreck photos
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i have a ton more but i still have to upload them....ill post them as i get around to uploading them to my photobucket.
so here are the last few i just put up....
here is a candid shot of myself taken by my fiance..
and here is my fiance picking her nose....or clearing her ears (you say tomato hehe)
so here are the last few i just put up....
here is a candid shot of myself taken by my fiance..
and here is my fiance picking her nose....or clearing her ears (you say tomato hehe)
craiglanda
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The first wreck was only in 25 ft of water. It was actually really nice being so shallow! It had a TON of fish and since we were only in 25 ft of water we were able to stay down much longer
The second wreck we did was laying on a slope...the ship was 400ft+ long so the deepest part of the wreck was at 55-60ft and the shallowest part was in about 25 ft. So we just started at the bottom and slowly climbed the incline so we didnt have to do a safety stop where we just sat there watching our gauges...Instead we kept on exploring the wreck as we slowly made our way into the shallower area of the ship.
All in all id say aruba isnt the greatest diving as far as marine life is concerned but it was better than being at work
SeaJayInSC
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What a beautiful wreck! Nice to see a "real wreck" instead of an artificial reef, where everything's been sterilized.
An especially nice treat was the radial engine and two props.
An even bigger treat was that Moray eel. Beauftiful! What a gorgeous dive.
Also enjoyed the closeup of the DIR diver - I see a long hose with bolt snap, black-skirted mask, nice Halcyon backplate and wing, and Apeks regs. Great to see DIR in a tropical saltwater environment - something that the average diver thinks DIR divers don't do.
An especially nice treat was the radial engine and two props.
An even bigger treat was that Moray eel. Beauftiful! What a gorgeous dive.
Also enjoyed the closeup of the DIR diver - I see a long hose with bolt snap, black-skirted mask, nice Halcyon backplate and wing, and Apeks regs. Great to see DIR in a tropical saltwater environment - something that the average diver thinks DIR divers don't do.
craiglanda
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thanks SeaJay! Since you brought it up you may find this kinda funny/ironic....Our first dive down there the divemaster made fun of us for our long hoses. Which i found kinda odd considering the majority of the diving in aruba is all wreck diving. His exact words were "whats with the long hoses? You guys going regulator surfing? dont you think its a bit excessive?" mind you he said that in a very demeaning tone.
I would think that if you are a dive master taking people on wreck dives for a living... that you would have a good understanding as to why one would have the 7ft hose. So I politely said to him "when we are coming out of the wreck and we have to swim through a 3-4ft opening in an overhead environment that is just big enough for us to go through single file... and if by chance he is in an out of air situation that he better hope that he is only one person in front or behind me so he can get out alive!!
After that it was funny how quickly he ate his words! I was still amazed that this type of setup was foreign to him considering the circumstance.
Anyway...that was one of many morays we got to see and they were definitely the high light of each dive. We also saw some garden eels but the would retreat into the sand every time my flash went off
I would think that if you are a dive master taking people on wreck dives for a living... that you would have a good understanding as to why one would have the 7ft hose. So I politely said to him "when we are coming out of the wreck and we have to swim through a 3-4ft opening in an overhead environment that is just big enough for us to go through single file... and if by chance he is in an out of air situation that he better hope that he is only one person in front or behind me so he can get out alive!!
After that it was funny how quickly he ate his words! I was still amazed that this type of setup was foreign to him considering the circumstance.
Anyway...that was one of many morays we got to see and they were definitely the high light of each dive. We also saw some garden eels but the would retreat into the sand every time my flash went off
SeaJayInSC
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Yeah, I've seen the ignorance, too. I get questioned all the time about the long hose, and nine times out of ten it's from someone that's less that polite about it, and in a position of leadership (like a divemaster, for example).
What they're showing is that they weren't paying attention in class. The long hose setup is on page eight of the PADI AOW manual, and specifically introduces the OW student to an "AOW setup that has the benefit of being able to allow for an OOA donation in an overhead environment."
I just look at them quizzically and say, "Page eight, PADI AOW manual... Were you not paying attention?"
That usually shuts them up.
Of course, I don't usually say something like this unless they're rude to me first, like your guy was - some people actually do have genuine interest. But if they're one of those divemasters who became divemasters in 50 dives or less, and shouldn't be in any position of leadership to begin with... Well... Hey, just tell them that maybe they need a review.
What they're showing is that they weren't paying attention in class. The long hose setup is on page eight of the PADI AOW manual, and specifically introduces the OW student to an "AOW setup that has the benefit of being able to allow for an OOA donation in an overhead environment."
I just look at them quizzically and say, "Page eight, PADI AOW manual... Were you not paying attention?"
That usually shuts them up.
Of course, I don't usually say something like this unless they're rude to me first, like your guy was - some people actually do have genuine interest. But if they're one of those divemasters who became divemasters in 50 dives or less, and shouldn't be in any position of leadership to begin with... Well... Hey, just tell them that maybe they need a review.
craiglanda
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well just for anyone interested in this wreck...i just found some interesting information online about it... http://www.coldwarhistory.us/Exhibitions/History/Antilla_in_Aruba/body_antilla_in_aruba.html
pretty cool stuff
pretty cool stuff
