Post 4th of July Dive

With the 4th of July celebrations at an end the diving continues and we were all ready to get into the water. Heading out for the morning we were still fighting high winds and heavy currents but were not deterred and charged to one of our best sites, the LCU (Landing Craft Utility) vehicle. At a max depth of 95ft and with visibility reaching 100+ we could easily see the wreck from the surface.

Once at the bottom we ducked under the wreck for a quick peek inside and then headed out for swim around the outlying area. Here is where we got a nice encounter with a small White Tip reef shark who was hiding under a formation of cinder blocks. After the reef shark we started making are way back towards the wreck and came up on a nice sized Eagle Ray flying off the LCU’s starboard side. The ray allowed us to to approach and give the divers a chance to take a few pictures and videos.

After leaving the LCU we headed back into the bay for a more relaxing dive at a great site called Anglers Reef. Anglers Reef has a max depth of 45ft and today’s dive gave us visibility up towards 70+ ft. It is a nice long single reef shelf that is easy to navigate. The current today was on the moderate/strong side so we began our dive heading up current. Not so soon after we were treated with our fist encounter with a large Yellow Margin Eel who was out and about and on the hunt. He was the first but not the last as we continued to see more Yellow Margins along with Stout, Zebra and Whitemouth Morays.