Our first stop was a small wreck in 90 feet of water that some of our divers were hoping to do some digging on, looking for artifacts. Unfortunately, the bottom was pretty churned up, making it difficult to see too much. It was a braille dive. When I reached the bottom, I tied in my wreck reel and went the opposite direction of all the other lines. I never saw anything besides sand, an occasional rock, and a few little fish. Visibility was less than a foot, and I had to use a flashlight to see the sand from 6 inches away. After ten minutes, I gave up and went up. Nobody spent more than 10 minutes down there.
Our dive boat was clearly visible from 40 feet, so the upper water column was clear. Bottom temp 58.
Our second stop was the Photography Wreck. Nobody would be taking photos today. I followed the line down to the sand and couldn't even see the strobe light flashing on the line. Dark and cloudy. Another braille dive. I aborted the dive and decided the gas in my tank could be better spent somewhere else. Most of the other divers did likewise.
Our third stop was the "Northeast Sailor." The NE Sailor has a sandy bottom and we hoped that we might at least have some some viz. Luck was with us which means 3-4 feet of viz. I found a nice 3 pound lobster, and a few other lobsters, a nice triggerfish and some large sea bass were caught as well.
Since we weren't likely to find better viz anywhere else, we decided to stay on site for a second dive.
Not the best day diving, but I don't think any of the divers on the boat regretted missing work.
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