Ocean Wreck Divers finally managed to get out today after some poor Spring weather. As we had a mixed bag of divers, experience-wise, the first stop was the Lana Carol, a relatively intact trawler that sank in 1971. The water was a balmy 54F with murk on top, opening up to 15 foot vis on the wreck. Interestingly, I saw the rudder standing upright in the sand a short distance behind the wreck. njscuba.net confirmed that a winter storm moved the wreck years ago, leaving the rudder behind. Some seabass were boated and a few (small) lobsters were sighted. The next stop was the Alex Mac, another trawler that sunk in a collision a decade ago. This is a small low lying broken up wreck. The temp was again 54F, with murk on top, an optimist would say the vis on the bottom was maybe 4 feet. One nice size lobster was brought up. There was a little swell and the wind picked up a little as the day went on but a nice day of diving!
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