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This is one of our favorite wrecks in the area and I have probably 20+ dives on her. So the first area of penetration in the video is the engine room which is accessed via the skylights you see me entering. We don't run a line into the engine room. Although it can be quite silty if you get into the bottom section, to exit you simply have to head up, (which will take you out of any silt you kick up since it's about 30feet deep in there) and to the skylights. Personal choice I guess. We feel comfortable in knowing the section of wreck and penetrating without a line. The second time when you see me running a line was to go in and down a set of staircases where I had not been before, so I ran a line. It turned out not to go to far. But was fun anyway
No. Sometimes if we know we are going to be in the deep section of the wreck the whole time we will bring 2 80's each. The deck is 150. Tony and I run a sort of modified team bailout. We each had 21/35 for bottom mix, I had 50% and he had 100%. If TSHTF we could each get out alone with the no conservatism, but also know that with the 2 deco gases in a team bailout situation we would have plenty to do a +3 conservatism. It works for us. And there is another 40 of 100% on the boat, worse case scenario.
Kim - Not any time soon but one of these days, I'd like to dive the Hydro Atlantis so for now I enjoy diving variously though the video.
Thanks for posting the video.
