Link: Side Tunnel Found
provided by myself. We elected to go down one of the two deepest shot lines marked with buoys, and explore from there, in hopes of finding either a side tunnel or a path to a deeper shaft. At 290' my shot line terminated, so I began to run a 200' wreck reel. No sooner than when I arrived down to 315', I found the entrance of a side tunnel, which had either collapsed or was quickly abandoned. Visibility was very good, at one point I even traveled off the line, and could clearly see 20-25'. Risk of silt out is a major hazard, so keep away from the bottom! Water temps never varied from 46 degrees once one descends below 10'. After 20 minutes, I turned the dive, in order to meet my support diver who was to check on me as I ascended. After exchanging OK's with John, he took a few minutes to drop down to his maximum depth. He then passed me again on his ascent up, exchanging OK's. At the buoy, Kevin Eells waited in the inflatable, until I was safely on the surface. Both Kevin and Bernie Chowdhury carried most of the gear out at the end of the day, in order to lessen the chances of a deco hit by the deep divers. Thanks again to DUI Inc, the "Blue Heat" heated undergarment system really shines in this scenario, I was never cold the entire decompression obligation.
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