Jared Adkins
- Jared Adkins's dive
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Nº32
Date: 2022-10-09 - 10:04
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Max Depth: 31.7m Duration: 18mins
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- Temp: Surf 21°C Bottom 13°C
- Dive type : Training, Wreck
- Visibility: Good Water: Salt
Specific gear used
- Weights: 11.8 kg
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Dive with Mark Stephens, Eddie Roa, Ryan Netherton, Victor from Ocean Enterprises
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- 1. Air
- 2407L Steel 165 → 69 bar
- Average depth: 21.1m
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Dive Buddy: Ryan Vandever
Final dive of class: wreck penetration with a line. After recharging with some hot tomato soup (it was hot today hooray!) and gold fish, we were back in the water (after a 45 min surface interval that is).
For this dive, we followed pretty much the same path as the previous dive. As soon as we reached the bottom of the mooring, we swam over to an open bulkhead near where we were practicing tying off on the previous dive. Mark went in to observe from the inside while Ryan N hovered outside to direct us.
We each took turns tying two points outside the bulkhead and then entering to tie off a third inside with Mark. Ryan N signaled me to proceed first, but then my buddy Ryan must've thought he was signalling him so he cut in front of me just as I finished tying off my two points outside. I hovered to wait above the bulkhead while my buddy completed his penetration, but Ryan N grabbed my fin and directed me to wait closer to my outside tie offs with a shrug of his shoulders. "Sorry..."
My buddy was clearly having difficulty inside as it was taking him a while (he later told me he was simply having trouble seeing the tie off point inside). Ryan N began waving his light inside to tell Mark he needed to hurry or get out since we were on limited air, but he came out soon enough albeit with some trouble recovering his line.
Next it was my turn. I swam into the bulkhead smooth making sure to give my tank ample space to clear the frame, gently rolling out my line while keeping it taut and free of the handle so as not to tangle it again. Once I was in, Mark flashed his light at a small knob protruding from the wall to my right. The room was small, only about 10 feet deep, but I had enough room to tie on quickly, show Mark I had good buoyancy, unhitch and get out in probably under 30 seconds. Of course, my reel tangled again on the way out, but I made sure to get clear so John could begin his penetration while I sorted my reel and untied from the outside points (which I managed to do before John returned through the bulkhead).
We were done with class! And already at turn pressure again. But Ryan N had one last surprise for us. We followed him down the deck of the ship to the sea floor again, swam into the shadows under a piece of the wreck, and straight up through an unobstructed tunnel to the spot we had just done penetration (through a hole Ryan N had been hovering over right in front of the bulkhead). It was an amazing experience and I only wish I had my camera!
We regrouped with buddies, ascended up the mooring to our safety stop (which I felt the most in control of my buoyancy for during the entire class), and then took a piece of Ryan N's advice from the previous dive's debriefing and swam with Mark under the charter boat all the way to the swim step before surfacing (as opposed to surfacing by the bow and swimming to the stern).