kidsdream
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Here are a few shots from the wrecks of the Philo Scoville and the King located off of Russel Island just North of Tobermory taken last weekend.
The Scoville was a 175' ship built in 1887 and came to her current resting place as the result of a storm in 1901. This wreck, as does the King sits on a pretty steep pitch that goes from 20' to 90' feet in less than a boat length (hence the cause of so many wrecks in this area).
Here is my dive buddy coming up to the bow/stem of the Scoville at 75' - not nearly as bright looking at this depth and a just a bit cold for my friend in a 7mm wetsuit at 50 degrees.
A more interesting perspective of the bow from 81' looking upward. The vis. was good at 40' or so. You can just make out a diver in the "haze" on the Starboard size.
The 139' King, built in 1863 was part a wreck (even back then they had "multi-car" pile'ups) that took out three vessels during a storm in 1889.
Here is one of a bunch of old saws left on deck from those early lumbering days.
The wreck of the King is also on a steep slope, with the stern wreckage including this huge rudder located in the shallows. Wrecks like these go from dark and deep to bright and shallow.
With my 3mm Diving Concepts compressed neoprene drysuit I was not a bit cold during my 30 -40 minute dives on these wrecks. Still I am ready to get back to the Keys ..... and just over 2 months Fiji!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Scoville was a 175' ship built in 1887 and came to her current resting place as the result of a storm in 1901. This wreck, as does the King sits on a pretty steep pitch that goes from 20' to 90' feet in less than a boat length (hence the cause of so many wrecks in this area).
Here is my dive buddy coming up to the bow/stem of the Scoville at 75' - not nearly as bright looking at this depth and a just a bit cold for my friend in a 7mm wetsuit at 50 degrees.
A more interesting perspective of the bow from 81' looking upward. The vis. was good at 40' or so. You can just make out a diver in the "haze" on the Starboard size.
The 139' King, built in 1863 was part a wreck (even back then they had "multi-car" pile'ups) that took out three vessels during a storm in 1889.
Here is one of a bunch of old saws left on deck from those early lumbering days.
The wreck of the King is also on a steep slope, with the stern wreckage including this huge rudder located in the shallows. Wrecks like these go from dark and deep to bright and shallow.
With my 3mm Diving Concepts compressed neoprene drysuit I was not a bit cold during my 30 -40 minute dives on these wrecks. Still I am ready to get back to the Keys ..... and just over 2 months Fiji!!!!!!!!!!!!
