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Hello all!
Today, we departed the Dana Harbor at 1 p.m., We had 14 divers on board the Riviera and headed out to the A.C.E. wreck for two dives.
I took a firefighter named Kat with me and we descended down the main line to about 90 feet. Today, the current was a bit kicked up, but not horrible. Once we were on the mast of the wreck at 99 feet, the current died and we skirted along the mast to the main portion of the boat.
Her and I turned right and checked out the rigging lines and the metridiums that lined the boat's starboard side. The calico sea bass were skittish and would come to check us out and then quickly take off. After interacting with those fish for a bit, we turned to the back of the boat and checked out the chase boat that has fallen onto the bottom of the A.C.E. as she lies. In the sand is one of the propellers to this smaller boat. I like to show it and then leave it there for the next onlooker.
We looked at the main screws for a bit, they are hard to see because they are covered in those big metridiums and then moved toward the front of the boat via the keel. The visibility was lower on this side, so we moved back to the bow and checked out the colorful strawberry anemones and white plume anemones. After that, we checked out the massive amount of cabezon's that lay on the bottom. If you told me that there were 1,000 fish here, I wouldn't flinch.
We spent about 7 minutes looking at the captains wheel and inner compartments with a light and then moved back to the mast. She's colorful and looks like a Macy's parade float. After that we gave each other a high-five and moved to the ascent line.
We slowly ascended the line and at about 40 feet had a heavy current kicked up. Luckily, the Riviera crew was fully prepared for this. They set out two current lines and had two sets of back up regulators if anyone needed emergency decompression. I also noticed on the boat that they had the O2 bottle sitting out and ready for deployment just in case. They were extremely attentive today because of the current and everyone was able to do two full dives and enjoy them safely with the help of the crew. I rested easy today knowing that I had a team of safety conscious folks behind me. Without their efforts, the day wouldn't have been so fun.
I can't wait to get back on the wreck and have included photos here that Chob took while he was diving. You should see more photos start to appear soon because we had a lot of great photo and video folks on the boat today.
I also included a photo of her sister ship.
Have a great day!
D.J. Mansfield
Training Manager
Beach Cities Scuba
Today, we departed the Dana Harbor at 1 p.m., We had 14 divers on board the Riviera and headed out to the A.C.E. wreck for two dives.
I took a firefighter named Kat with me and we descended down the main line to about 90 feet. Today, the current was a bit kicked up, but not horrible. Once we were on the mast of the wreck at 99 feet, the current died and we skirted along the mast to the main portion of the boat.
Her and I turned right and checked out the rigging lines and the metridiums that lined the boat's starboard side. The calico sea bass were skittish and would come to check us out and then quickly take off. After interacting with those fish for a bit, we turned to the back of the boat and checked out the chase boat that has fallen onto the bottom of the A.C.E. as she lies. In the sand is one of the propellers to this smaller boat. I like to show it and then leave it there for the next onlooker.
We looked at the main screws for a bit, they are hard to see because they are covered in those big metridiums and then moved toward the front of the boat via the keel. The visibility was lower on this side, so we moved back to the bow and checked out the colorful strawberry anemones and white plume anemones. After that, we checked out the massive amount of cabezon's that lay on the bottom. If you told me that there were 1,000 fish here, I wouldn't flinch.
We spent about 7 minutes looking at the captains wheel and inner compartments with a light and then moved back to the mast. She's colorful and looks like a Macy's parade float. After that we gave each other a high-five and moved to the ascent line.
We slowly ascended the line and at about 40 feet had a heavy current kicked up. Luckily, the Riviera crew was fully prepared for this. They set out two current lines and had two sets of back up regulators if anyone needed emergency decompression. I also noticed on the boat that they had the O2 bottle sitting out and ready for deployment just in case. They were extremely attentive today because of the current and everyone was able to do two full dives and enjoy them safely with the help of the crew. I rested easy today knowing that I had a team of safety conscious folks behind me. Without their efforts, the day wouldn't have been so fun.
I can't wait to get back on the wreck and have included photos here that Chob took while he was diving. You should see more photos start to appear soon because we had a lot of great photo and video folks on the boat today.
I also included a photo of her sister ship.
Have a great day!
D.J. Mansfield
Training Manager
Beach Cities Scuba
