Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 at
2:53 am
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The girls head out to the Miss Opportunity off the island of St. Thomas with Admiralty Dive http://admiraltydive.com/. We were able to swim through the wreck from end to end! It was absolutely beautiful! We even saw a little sea turtle just outside and stopped to film him as he swam by!
Thanks to the USVI Department of Tourism http://www.usvitourism.vi/ for making this trip possible.
Thank you to Equinox Housings for supplying the camera and housings for this dive. http://www.equinoxhousings.com/
Thank you to Aqualung http://www.aqualung.com/ for providing all the travel dive gear for this trip.
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2011 at
2:52 am
Explore the Wreck of the John J. Audubon. She rests in 180 FFW in Lake Huron and is still intact enough to answer questions about her era of shipping as well as bring question to her demise. The reports from the October 20th 1854 collision with the Defiance, claim the Audubon was struck midships, yet the wreck reveals only a massive split to the bow section.
The Ocean Futures Society Dive Team explored this wreck using both Open Circuit (SCUBA) and Closed Circuit mixed gas to complete their survey. They also used Force Fins. The Closed Circuit Rebreather divers are using the Tan Delta Excellerating Force Fins while the Open Circuit divers are using the OPS Force Fin in the Tan Delta material and the Excellerating Force Fin in the Original polyurethane material.
The team had been filming segments for the PBS Ocean Adventures series and this was the first and only fresh water stop. They had one shot to make the dive and when they left the harbor there was thunder, lighting and rain, but under the guidance and support of Captain Luke Clyburn and the sea cadets they made the dive in between storms and experienced how fast Lake Huron’s weather can change. Reports from the Dive Team said they experienced almost no light to bright conditions changing very rapidly while underwater with the passing storms. The closest you get to the wreck is with the OPS Force Fin which is made exclusively for Jean Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society Dive Team. It has a long narrow blade that tapers to a point, to draw water similar to the way in which water wicks to the end of a leaf. When you kick it oscillates like an eel! When locked into its flat position, the blade is flexible. Twist the blade at its point of attachment to stiffen the blade and shorten the oscillation for more sprint acceleration, when confronting current!
The Excellerating Force Fin is the other star of the show as this blade was chosen by the CCR divers that are carrying the lights. The Excellerating Force Fin feature a long, scooped blade with recoiling underside ribs that catapult you forward for instant acceleration. Clean leading edges for turbulence-free, rapid response to changes in direction and tapered trailing edges snap for extra propulsion and is what most of the team flys.
http://www.forcefin.com/product/XCTD.html
Special thanks goes out to Russ Green, Program Operations Coordinator for Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary, for his support, guidance and access to the finest ship wrecks in the area.
Please support education, exploration and preservation!
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/index.html
http://www.oceanfutures.org/
http://www.greatlakesdivision.org/
http://thunderbay.noaa.gov/
Thank you for your support
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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010 at
11:17 pm
The wreck of the Defiance has been at rest at 185 feet on the bottom of Lake Huron since October 20th 1854. It collided with the John J. Audubon. It was reported that the Defiance struck the Audubon midships, but details to this day are still mysterious. The Defiance was one of the wrecks that the Ocean Futures Society expedition team dove durning filming the PBS Ocean Adventures TV series.
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/episodes/treasures/
This short piece is from outtakes from America’s Underwater Treasures http://www.oceanfutures.org/exploration/expeditions/americas-underwater-treasures
and shows the diver using the Excellerating Force Fin to explore the wreck stem to stern.
http://www.forcefin.com/product/XCTD.html
We would like to thank Jean- Michel Cousteau and the entire Ocean Futures Society Staff for providing us with this footage so we could bring you another Force Fin Experience®
A special appreciation for time support and shared knowledge goes out to :
Luke Clyburn and the Sea Cadets
http://interseasexploration.org/
Russ Green and the entire staff at the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve.
http://thunderbay.noaa.gov/welcome.html
Camera Operator: Chuck Davis
http://www.tidalflatsphoto.com/
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010 at
1:18 pm
Scuba diving on the famous Shark Cave in Puerto Galera Mindoro
Most accessible scuba diving in the world
Puerto Galera, located on the northern end of the island of Mindoro in the Phillipines,
This idyllic spot has long been enjoyed as a get away from it all destination, with its long sand beaches and hidden waterfalls.
Although today its better known for its beautiful clear blue waters, a magnet for scuba divers through out the world congregate here to sample the underwater magic it provides, with reefs, wrecks and drop offs one can easily see why visitors return year after year.
unique way of life can be experienced here as many a traveler can tell you of their friendly adventures in and around the archipelago of Puerto Galera and Sabang.
The simple lives of the natives who still carry on their lives much as they have done for many centuries can still be found near by, Mindoro`s treasures are here in abundance for all to see, a truly wonderful tropical experience.
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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 at
11:54 am
Fun down below
Puerto Galera, located on the northern end of the island of Mindoro in the Philippines,
This idyllic spot has long been enjoyed as a get away from it all destination, with its long sand beaches and hidden waterfalls.
Although today its better known for its beautiful clear blue waters, a magnet for scuba divers through out the world congregate here to sample the underwater magic it provides, with reefs, wrecks and drop offs one can easily see why visitors return year after year.
unique way of life can be experienced here as many a traveler can tell you of their friendly adventures in and around the archipelago of Puerto Galera and Sabang.
The simple lives of the natives who still carry on their lives much as they have done for many centuries can still be found near by, Mindoro`s treasures are here in abundance for all to see, a truly wonderful tropical experience.
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