USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg Is On The Bottom

Road Trip!!!!
From Keysnews:
Vandenberg in Davy Jones' locker"The USS Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg is on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, in about 140 feet of water seven miles off Key West. Divers have confirmed that it is sitting upright, with the keel in the sand.The former troop transport ship successfully sunk in about three minutes at about 10:21 a.m. today. After three audible explosions, plumes of smoke rose and the ship slowly descended, apparently settling upright on the bottom. "It's looking good, it's looking good, it's going down straight," Capt. Sheri Lohr said as the Vandenberg gradually disappeared. "For once I'm speechless." Lohr is one of the co-founders of project organizer Artificial Reefs of the Keys.Sinking the 522-foot-long mothballed Navy ship, the world's second-largest artificial reef, was a decade-long project."



This would be incredible to dive as soon as possible and then go back a few years later to see how its changed.
I remember diving on the Mahi Mahi in Hawaii shortly after it was sunk. We've been back a few times since and was amamzing how it changed. Our last visit in 2005 was disapointing. All that's left is a portion of the hull.

Striving For Perfection

Why do we lay on our backs in the bottom of the pool or on the squares or platform at the Crater and try to make the perfect bubble ring? Well it's to be 'like Mike' or in this case the amazing dolphin.

While I have blown the perfect bubble ring on more than one occassion I still can't quite pull off these amazing results. I'll keep striving for perfection. Just need more water time.

Why Do Mask Clears

During your training you were given a value of having to do mask clears. While it may be common for another diver to kick your mask causing it to flood or even making it come off completely. There are other reasons of a more natural flavor. While this may not happen on every dive there is always the possibility. Please note that in both videos the seal is just playing - it is NOT attacking the diver! In fact the seal was very gentle.
I know Janine has played 'monkey see monkey do' with the seals in California but has never had one want to wear the mask.

How Scuba Cylinders Are Made

I saw the making of a aluminum cylinder when I took the VIP course and found it quite interesting. Of course I'm that type of a person. So I was snooping around You Tube and ran across the videos that I was shown. So if you're like me you just may enjoy seeing how your life support equipment is created. They're only about 5 minutes each.

Enjoy

Catalina Aluminum Cylinders


Worthington Steel Cylinders