Double Wreck = Double Fun (AUG6)

Conditions were great this morning for diving in the Maunalua Bay area. We only had three divers on the boat this morning which made for a nice intimate group of divers. We had decided that we were going to go on two wreck dives this morning, and it came down to which ones we were going to explore. We chose to first dive Corsair and follow it up by dropping down on LCU.

Over at the Corsair, we dropped down on to almost no current, which made for a really easy descent. With such a small group today, we got to have a chance to explore this wreck in a more personal way. As always, it was covered in fish and we came across a crown of thorns on the exposed wing piece.

That particular part of the wreck has been teeming with eels over the last few days, and it was great to see four eels all on that same exposed wing piece! Of course the garden eels were out, which are one of my favorite parts of this dive. This site is one of the only places to see those particular kinds of eels is such large groups.

We spent about 22 minutes at the bottom, which was plenty for this 107ft wreck.  We made our way back to the boat and had a nice long hour surface interval before we dropped down onto the second site.

Over at LCU, we again dropped down onto one of the large schools of fish that inhabit this wreck. Its so cool to swim through and have the fish part as you explore the overturned barge.

We explored all parts of the wreck but did spend a significant amount of time looking under the concrete blocks that surround the boat. There was a ton of different fish under them and it was a surprise under each block.

The top of the wreck (or the haul of the barge) had a lot of marine life on it today as well. It was quite an active day on this artificial reef and it was great to be a part of it.

About 30 minutes passed before we made our way back aboard the Sea Fox and made our way back into the marina. Between the weather and the great company, we had an awesome day out on the water, enjoying the great diving here on Oahu!

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CREW: Marnie (instructor) Joe (captain) Brent (crew)

WEATHER: 81*F, humid, partly cloudy

DIVE PROFILES: Corsair: max depth 107ft, visibility 90ft+, bottom time 22 minutes, 80*F

LCU: max depth 92ft, visibility 80ft+, bottom time 30 minutes, 81*F

MARINE LIFE OBSERVED: crown of thorns, brittle seastar, moray eel, parrotfish