THE SILENT WORLD 20 march

that is the title of one of the great books in scuba diving.  it was written by Jacques Cousteau, one of the real pioneers of scuba diving, and should be on your reading list if your are a dive buff!  it is always amazing to think of how these people developed the equipment the has evolved into todays dive gear.  speaking of evolution, and silent diving, today we had 7 rebreathers on board, and they had a great time diving deep, long, and quiet!  as we regular divers bubbled around the deck of YO 257 on our multi-level dive, these guys cruised belly down on the sand at 100 feet for the whole dive.  The rebreather is changing diving, allowing deeper and longer dives without nitrogen issues.  the gear is still heavy on land, and changes your buoyancy in the water, but it looks like the future, particular as they continue to streamline the units! our first dive was LCU, and we saw 7 eagle ray in formation, circumnavigating the wreck! sweet! YO257 was next, and we saw huge shoals of fish, turtles, eels, and the Atlantis submarine!  last and best, was Spitting Cave!  huge turtles, sharks, octopus, eels, frogfish, loads of reef fish!  awesome day!

Landing Craft Unit   90 ft   35 m   150 viz

YO 257                        100 ft  30 m   150 viz

Spitting Cave               50 ft 50 m   200 viz