The Romance and City of Salisbury-diver experiences

[Rainer]

That'd be really cool, Matt.

 

[mfalco]

As for the Romance, keep your eyes open. My buddy and I each found old clay pipes on the bottom right near the wreck, and a small bed of sea scallops too!

I have a piece of a plate I found there. Next time I'm looking for those pipes.

 

[MSilvia]

Next time I'm looking for those pipes.

Here's a visual aide:

 

[LobstaMan]

As for the Romance, keep your eyes open. My buddy and I each found old clay pipes on the bottom right near the wreck, and a small bed of sea scallops too!

We've got to go back there, Matt. I haven't dove there since we found those clay pipes. I sense another BHDC charter coming up....

LobstaMan

 

[MSilvia]

Here's a link to the video I shot on the bow section of the City of Salisbury on saturday. The sea state was a little "snotty", so we opted to do dive two in a more protected location instead of on the CoS stern section. Fortunately, my UK HID100 was cooperating, so this year's bow video has much more detail than the greeninsh shapes and dark blobs I filmed last year. Enjoy.

 

[Boston Diver Services]

Nice video Matt. I am going to be on the bow again tomorrow hopefully the viz has held up. See you soon, hopefully the seas are a bit calmer then. Capt. Pat.

 

[MSilvia]

Hi Pat, here's a little more I shot on dive#2. Gotta love the inner harbor vis! Average depth was about 18' on this dive, and it looks like pea soup. Scallop Dragger

 

[Boston Diver Services]

Another nice video, Matt. That viz looks better than I have ever seen on the scalloper. P.

 

[Rainer]

Yeah, the vis on that second dive actually was pretty good. The first dive, though, was easily the best dive I've done all year. In water conditions were great, even if it was a bit ugly topside. Had a great time with BHDC as usual.

 

[LobstaMan]

Yeah, the vis on that second dive actually was pretty good. The first dive, though, was easily the best dive I've done all year. In water conditions were great, even if it was a bit ugly topside. Had a great time with BHDC as usual.

The CoS bow was certainly an excellent dive despite the rotten topside conditions. Matt and I ran a reel from the anchor line and located the very tip of the wreck's bow pointing up toward the surface and rising 15+ feet off the bottom. You would think the viz would have sucked given the NE wind, rain and choppy seas, but it didn't Viz was quite good. I have yet to figure out to predict viz. Jim and Pat ran a great charter as usual despite some technical difficulties with the engines and the crappy weather. See you out there.

LobstaMan