Diving the Gulf and the oil leak.

[algulfdiver]

I am running the Cat-N-Around on Sat. and Sundays. I am booked this weekend but still have some open dates for future weekends. Capt. Jim (Dr. Dive) is running also.
Today they reported that the oil is moving back to the South and west but there are some patches that have broke away from the bulk of it.
I will only give reports as I know conditions or when I am given reports first hand. I can't go out myself every day, and even if I could I couldn't be everywhere.
We will get through this in time, until then I will be diving in the Gulf as long as it is safe to do so.
When it's no longer safe or feasible I will go Cave Diving.

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

LOL, Gary, gimme a call if it comes down to cave diving - hopefully it won't, but atleast there's good diving elsewhere!

 

[evensplit]

Gary and Jim, thanks for hanging in there!

 

[GLENFWB]

Just got back from Destin. I took a couple of pictures...sorry for the quality...they were taken with an iPhone camera. First was taken while driving over the Destin bridge looking back toward the Destin Pass. As you can see there are no booms blocking the entrance to the pass or Destin Harbor. There are booms staged on the shore around Norriego Point but not out in to the water. The second picture is under the bridge. Again booms are ready...but not really deployed.

 

[mike_s]

Just got back from Destin. I took a couple of pictures...sorry for the quality...they were taken with an iPhone camera. First was taken while driving over the Destin bridge looking back toward the Destin Pass. As you can see there are no booms blocking the entrance to the pass or Destin Harbor. There are booms staged on the shore around Norriego Point but not out in to the water. The second picture is under the bridge. Again booms are ready...but not really deployed.

Thanks Glenn!

I wonder why they had them in the water with the pics from earlier in the week?

maybe they were just doing "dry (wet) runs" of how to deploy them. (training) and took them back up.

oh well... again... thanks for verifying...

 

[jhayes75]

Any updates on the Pensacola area, I haven't watched TV since last Thursday?

 

[Kicker1866]

I will be in Pensacola this weekend. Was scheduled to be on H20below, but MBT was able to put me on a different boat scheduled for the "O" on Sunday. I will make sure to give good detailed reports when I get back. 2 weeks ago I dove YDT 14 and 15 and both were good dives with no oil we could defintely smell the oil on the way back in.

 

[nashvegas]

Lets hope this stuff stays 40 miles out:

 

[nashvegas]

Lets hope this stuff stays 40 miles out:

AP Journalist Dives Into Gulf, Can Only See Oil - Gulf Of Mexico

 

[algulfdiver]

I hate to say it but I think we are screwed for now.
Oil is in Perdido Pass and the forecast looks grim for Pensacola as soon as 24 hours.
BP Oil Spill Information
I am Deeply Saddened to say the least.