Sunday Wreck Tour Spectacular 3/30/14

It was a great morning on the waters of southeast Oahu today. There was a little bit of wind but great viz and only a couple of divers on the three tank trip. We left the dock with Dave and Sam for a couple wreck dives and a nice reef dive this morning. For the first dive we decided on drifting the Barges with a decent current. We dropped in on Baby Barge and right away had a few turtles resting on the bottom and a spotted eagle ray cruising by the wreck. As we made our way to New Barge the spotted eagle ray stayed with us for a while  as we drifted over the sandy bottom to the wreck. There was another turtle resting at New Barge but not much else around. Just before we ended the dive we drifted pass the LCU but sadly didn’t have the air to see if any sharks were home.

For the Second dive we motored around Diamond Head and headed for the YO-257.  The current had eased up with the tide change and the viz was pretty good. There were fish everywhere around the wreck with blue striped snapper and butterflyfish all about plus the Atlantis submarine was cruising back and forth between the wrecks. We swam over to the San Pedro to check out the fish live around that wreck before coming back to the YO to finish off the dive. We heard whale song throughout the dive but the were a little ways off.

For the final dive we came back around Diamond Head and drifted Fantasy Reef. The current wasn’t that strong and we swam a bit of the reef but the life around the area was great. There were a few big eels hiding around the area and reef fish all about. There were also a few turtles resting among the ledges and rubble. It was a great way to spend a Sunday.

Weather: 15-20kt E winds, 2-3ft swells, and partly cloudy skies
Sties:
Baby Barge-LCU drift, 80 ft viz, strong current, 85ft 30min
YO-257, 70 ft viz, mild current, 87ft 26min
Fantasy Reef, 70ft viz, mild current, 54ft 40min