Cozumel photo theme.....C-53 wreck!

[robint]

let's see your photos of the C-53 wreck!

heading down

the prop

inside... silversides, eels, and lionfish


and my video:
[vimeo]11470125[/vimeo]


robin

 

[oly5050user]

Very nice Robin..We will be there at the end of the month..

 

[mjatkins]

Am I the only person who thinks it is a terrible idea for people to be penetrating a wreck without the proper training and equipment? I'm not judging anyone, just curious how many people think this is a bad idea, and how many think it's fine.

 

[jlyle]

Felipe Xicotencatl

 

[deeper thoughts]

very nice

 

[jlyle]

Matthew,

The C-53 was prepared for penetration prior to sinking. There are windows cut into the sides so that no matter where you are in the wreck an exit is readily available.

I've been to Truk and penetration is definitely not for the untrained on many of the wrecks in the lagoon. The C-53 is very different.

Just my dos centavos.

 

[budaman]

No pics, but video I put together from our stay at SCC in Feb. 09. C-53 starts about a minute in.

Mike

MobileMe Gallery

 

[robint]

wreck penetration - the C-53 in Cozumel.... I thought it would be a problem for some people also but really it is not. All boat diving in Cozumel is lead by a DM. The DM knows the wreck inside out and every dive shop uses the same path through the wreck. The day we went with SCC, we were divided into 2 groups of 4 divers per DM. There is no reason that it would be unsafe in such a small group. Other dive shops might do it with more divers, but since it was prepped for divers with lots of exit points, I still think it is a safe wreck for even beginners.

robin

 

[robint]

A few more photos!

looking through

robin

 

[cvchief]

Am I the only person who thinks it is a terrible idea for people to be penetrating a wreck without the proper training and equipment? I'm not judging anyone, just curious how many people think this is a bad idea, and how many think it's fine.

You mean diving an overhead environment like the Throat without a cave class or something. I dove the wreck early in my diving time and was kinda surprised by the size of the holes in the hull. It was really like a swim through for us.