Dive #243 - Rich Torkington's Dive Log
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Bottom Time to Date:

211h
51m


Dive Info:

Dive Start:
9:00AM

Bottom Time:
42 minutes

Maximum Depth:
90 feet

Safety Stop:
3 minutes

Beginning Air:
3000 psi

Ending Air:
800 psi

Weather Conditions:
Sunny 84°F

Surface Conditions:
Calm

Surface Water Temperature:
80°F

Bottom Water Temperature:
80°F

Visibility:
60+ feet

Gas:
Air
243
TITLE
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July 14,
2006
ARMAGEDDON
ST. CROIX, U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
BOAT DIVE
 
Linda, Janel & John (buddies)
N2 The Blue Dive Shop
St. Croix USVI
www.n2theblue.com
Rocky
Check out the luxurient sponge growth on this old car.
Videocap by Rich Torkington in the USVIs 2006 

Rocky
Mature seahorse near the mooring rope at Armageddon.
Videocap by Rich Torkington in the USVIs 2006 
Dive Journal: We’re back diving with N2 The Blue again, launching again from the Fredericksted Pier. We head again north, this time to a site called Armageddon. Johnny has elected to pass on this dive.

Armageddon is a comparitively strange site where the town of Fredericksted decided to dump the remains of its old pier. The site contains hundreds of huge steel I-beams, pilings, culverts, tires, and even an old car. I’m immediately thinking it looks like some scene from the movie Waterworld. The site is spread out over a large area in 60 to 90 feet of water, too large to explore in one dive. Interesting site!

Back at the mooring ball, Anna points out a large resident seahorse.
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Dive
Info:
Fins:
Mares Avanti Quattro
Computer:
U S Divers Matrix
Tank:
80 ft3 Aluminum
BCD:
SeaQuest Spectrum 4
Dive Type:
Shore
Body of Water:
Caribbean
Mask:
U S Divers
Protection:
3mm shorty
Regulator:
SeaQuest
Spectrum XR2
plus Oceanic
Slimline octopus
Weight:
8 lb
Water Type:
Salt
Video Equipment:
Sony DCR-TRV227 digital handycam in Top Dawg housing