Dive Trip Report to:
Purpose:
To Dive the Deep Wrecks of Key Largo
Dive #1:
. My Dive #495
A. Dive Boat / Location / Date:
Conch Republic
/ The Bibb / Saturday Morning 23-July-2005
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
30 -40 Feet, I've seen Top-To-Bottom before, so this was poor vis to me!
Seas:
6 - to 12 [ Inches that is ]
Water Temp:
78 - 82 on the bottom with Real Warm / Hot on the top.
Skies:
Sunny, Clear Blue Sky's - Typial of Florida!!
Air Temp:
Low 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 134 feet for 31 min, 28% NITROX
Air consumption:
Me: (120 cu ft), 3900 lbs to 1300 lbs, PO2 1.41
Current:
Strong, you had to hold on with both hands to the mouring line going down to
the wreck and back to the boat. Decoing was "Interesting". Current on the
boat also was strong.
Description:
Dive Partner lost her Moto-Marine Camera midship while going down to the sand.
Went down the Mid-Ship mouring line. Not much bottom time at this depth.
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Dive #2:
. My Dive #496
A. Dive Boat / Location / Date:
Conch Republic
/ The Duane / Saturday Morning 23-July-2005
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
30 -40 Feet, I've seen Top-To-Bottom before, so this was poor vis to me!
Seas:
6 - to 12 [ Inches that is ]
Water Temp:
78 - 82 on the bottom with Real Warm / Hot on the top.
Skies:
Sunny, Clear Blue Sky's - Typial of Florida!!
Air Temp:
Low 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 109 feet for 29min, 28% NITROX
Air consumption:
Me: (120 cu ft), 3900 lbs to 1400 lbs, PO2 1.20, Up time 55 min
Current:
Strong, you had to hold on with both hands to the mouring line going down to
the wreck and back to the boat. Decoing was "Interesting". Current on the
boat also was strong.
Description:
Down the Bow Mouring, went down the Port Side and did 3 swim throughs. Lot's
of Fish!
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Dive #3:
. My Dive #497
A. Dive Boat / Location / Date:
Conch Republic
/ The Eagle / Saturday Afternoon, 23-July-2005
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
30 -40 Feet, I've seen Top-To-Bottom before, so this was poor vis to me!
Seas:
6 - to 12 [ Inches that is ]
Water Temp:
82 on the bottom with Real Warm / Hot on the top.
Skies:
Sunny, Clear Blue Sky's - Typial of Florida!!
Air Temp:
Low 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 99 feet for 40 min, 28% NITROX
Air consumption:
Me: (120 cu ft), 3900 lbs to 1400 lbs, PO2 1.19
Current:
Strong, you had to hold on with both hands to the mouring line going down to
the wreck and back to the boat. Decoing was "Interesting". Current on the
boat also was strong.
Description:
We went down the Stern Mouring, kept high on the ships side, went around the
stern section. I went into the Bridge. Progressed up towards the bow, still
keeping high. Went out each of the masks to the end looking at the interesting
coral on each.
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Dive #4:
. My Dive #498
A. Dive Boat / Location / Date:
Conch Republic
/ The Eagle / Saturday Afternoon, 23-July-2005
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
30 -40 Feet, I've seen Top-To-Bottom before, so this was poor vis to me!
Seas:
6 - to 12 [ Inches that is ]
Water Temp:
82 on the bottom with Real Warm / Hot on the top.
Skies:
Sunny, Clear Blue Sky's - Typial of Florida!!
Air Temp:
Low 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 84 feet for 36 min, 29% NITROX
Air consumption:
Me: (120 cu ft), 3900 lbs to 1100 lbs, PO2 1.06
Current:
Strong, you had to hold on with both hands to the mouring line going down to
the wreck and back to the boat. Decoing was "Interesting". Current on the
boat also was strong.
Description:
Again, down the stern mouring line, stayed on the top of the wreck. Went out
the masks and saw an interesting file fish. Again some interesting corals on
the end of the mask heads.
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Dive #5:
. My Dive #499
A. Dive Boat / Location / Date:
Conch Republic
/ The Duane / Sunday Morning, 24-July-2005
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
30 -40 Feet, I've seen Top-To-Bottom before, so this was poor vis to me!
Seas:
6 - to 12 [ Inches that is ]
Water Temp:
82 on the bottom with Real Warm / Hot on the top.
Skies:
Sunny, Clear Blue Sky's - Typial of Florida!!
Air Temp:
Low 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 100 feet for 37 min, % NITROX
Air consumption:
Me: (120 cu ft), 3900 lbs to 00 lbs, PO2 1.12
Current:
Strong, you had to hold on with both hands to the mouring line going down to
the wreck and back to the boat. Decoing was "Interesting". Current on the
boat also was strong.
Description:
We moured on the Center line. This was interesting and a PITA. This was the
first time I saw the Bridge and some of the upper superstructure. If you go
down on a Bow or Stern line you usually don't go up the center sections as you
will not have enough bottom time to go back down to the deck to go back to the
bow/stern mouring lines. The line was attached to some kind of a mask with
stairs et al inside. It was not a smoke stack. It was filled with lot's of
fish. We stayed at that deck level and went back to the stern part of the upper
superstructure then back to the bow end and then back up . Lot's of fish.
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Dive #6:
.
My Dive #500
A. Dive Boat / Location / Date:
Conch Republic
/ The Duane, 24-July-2005
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
30 -40 Feet, I've seen Top-To-Bottom before, so this was poor vis to me!
Seas:
6 - to 12 [ Inches that is ]
Water Temp:
78 - 82 on the bottom with Real Warm / Hot on the top.
Skies:
Sunny, Clear Blue Sky's - Typial of Florida!!
Air Temp:
Low 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 106 feet for 24 min, % NITROX
Air consumption:
Me: (120 cu ft), 3900 lbs to 1100 lbs, PO2 1.21
Current:
Strong, you had to hold on with both hands to the mouring line going down to
the wreck and back to the boat. Decoing was "Interesting". Current on the
boat also was strong.
Description:
We moved to the bow line the game plan was to go down the bow and up the stern.
This is a recommended fun way to do it. We went up to the bow sprint and
stayed most of the dive up there looking out at the Cuda out there. They
hardly move at all to stay in place in the 1 - 1.5 knot current. One Big Cuda
had a 4 ft fish hook and line and a pink feather lore hanging out of it's
mouth. There were at least 3 more cuda also with fish hooks and leader hanging
out. One came close enough that I could almost reach the leader.
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Last Updated: 26-July-2005
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