Scooter Free Diving The Duane, Key Largo

[RickI]

Drove down to Key Largo for some scooter free diving on the Speigel and Duane for the day on Saturday. Last time I was on the Duane was 16 years ago, free diving then too but without a scooter. Atlantis Dive Center ran me out both times, doing a great job for 31 years.

Anyway, put together a quick video of just one drop over the bow area. Viz. was so so at around 60 ft. vertically. Have a lot of video from other portions of the vessel. On the way down I see what seems to be a large bull shark crossing the bow in about 130 ft. of water. Caught the shark and the forward section of the ship on video. Red points out what he thought was a large Goliath Grouper. The shark shows up reasonably well in the video located at: http://fksa.org/forumdisplay.php?f=92

From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Duane_(WPG-33)

 

[DennisW]

Very cool. You are a better man than I RickI. I can get to about 30 ft or so on a free dive and I am ready to surface. Of course, it takes training to get to 100+ feet free diving.

 

[JPENDERGRAST]

Cool video!!

 

[RickI]

Thanks guys. I'm just an average free diver Dennis, been at it a while though and the scooter does a lot of work! If you're interested in expanding your comfort and range of free diving why not look into a course? Martin Stepanek with FII does a nice series, learned a lot in them.

 

[holdingmybreath]

is that some squeeky equalizing? shoot, I squeek 10 times that loud.

 

[Scott L]

Great vis day...

 

[RickI]

Yes, usually try to editing the equalizing out too. Was in a rush this time, no music, just that?! That is an interesting point, viz. was poor imho, about 50 ft.. And yet ... you can see far further than that on the video. How could that be?

 

[RickI]

Not to confuse things, too much, just put together the complete video from several free dives on the Duane, music, etc..


This is what came out of it:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZBiN-1S0uo

p.s. - music is by Brad Prevadoros and is titled "Americano"

 

[TropicalSue]

Nice video! What are you holding in your right hand??

Susan & my dog Kelly.

 

[RickI]

Thanks Sue! I was carrying two GoPro cameras, one in my hand and the other in a chest harness. You can see both views show up in the video.