David Thibodeaux's scuba diving logbook on Diveboard

David Thibodeaux
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I love to dive. I love to Ride my Hog. And I love to travel with my family.

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Total number of dives not on diveboard:
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Dives published:9
Total dives count:98
Dives this year:0
Total underwater time on Diveboard:1 day 9 hrs 56 min
Most dives on Diveboard in:
Honduras
Deepest Dive:
29m in Rotan, Honduras
Longest Dive:
61 min in Rotan, Honduras
Pictures in logbook:0
Number of species spotted:0

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2008-06-22 Honduras Rotan
Gold Chain Reef

This sloping drop-off provides tube and vase sponges among both red and purple tube sponges, while a seemingly endless system of tall coral heads and deep sand channels fall into the abyss. The dive Master told me it was called gold chain reef because a dive master lost a very valuable gold chain.
2008-06-22 Honduras Rotan
Iron Shore

Ironshore has a maximum diving depth of around 13.4m / 44ft and is suitable for all divers. The average visibility is 10-20 metres and access to the dive site is by boat.
2008-06-23 Honduras Rotan
French Key

A cool wall dive to the west of the mooring which sits in about 40ft of water and just under the buoy there are a few swim throughs which can be fun at the end of the dive. The wall starts at around 15ft and goes down to 60ft near the mooring further west it goes beyond 140ft the wall has a lot of sponges and look out for lobsters and crabs in the crevices. Large grouper are often spotted along with barracuda and some times the odd turtle or eagle ray can be seen. To the east of the buoy the wall is a little more sloping and in the sandy areas at around 90ft nurse sharks have been seen under the reef skirts
2011-06-24 United States Pinsacola, FL
Uss Massachussets

Good dive saw a Tiger Shark and some Grouper. Among the largest and most advanced ships of her time, the Massachusetts was a heavy-caliber battleship and one of the first to be assigned a hull number by the US Navy. Officially commissioned on June 10, 1896, The Massachusetts was over 350-feet long, with a beam of 69-feet and a displacement of over 10,000 tons. In a world still dominated by wooden ships, the massive steam-powered Massachusetts was nothing short of awesome. She was equipped with an impressive array of firepower, including 13-inch gun batteries, 8-inch secondary batteries, two Colt Gatling guns, three torpedo tubes and a number of smaller weapons. The Massachusetts saw her first battle duty during the Spanish-American War, where she sailed to Cuba to help blockade the ports of Cienfuegos and Santiago. In the following years, the Massachusetts performed a variety of duties, conducting military exercises in several different ports. Despite her impressive technology and size, the vessel had several flaws in her design. One of the most serious was her low freeboard, which made the guns difficult to operate in heavy seas. By the start of World War I, she was relegated to light duty as a training vessel and later decommissioned in 1919. In 1921, she was towed to Pensacola, scuttled in shallow water and used as a target for coastal artillery batteries. The site was dedicated as an underwater archaeological preserve on June 10, 1993, on the 100th anniversary of the ship's launching. Today, the USS Massachusetts sits in 30 feet of water with portions of the hull still exposed. Despite the battering of more than 100 artillery rounds, the hull remains remarkably intact. This beautiful dive is awash in emerald-green water, partially buried on a white sandy bottom. Despite her shallow depth, the Massachusetts can be an unpredictable and often difficult dive because of her close proximity to Pensacola Pass. This area is subject to strong currents and poor visibility. Plan your dives closely around the tides.