Hello from Chuuk, Scuba a Diving in Micronesia, Update 2
Eric Keibler Jul 22, 2014
We camped on the Shinkoku Maru for the remainder of the day. This meant that everyone had the opportunity to do three dives on the wreck. Almost everyone took advantage of the opportunity except for some of the rebreather divers (Suzanne, Jess, and Jim) and Steve and me who did two long dives.
This was one of the wreck penetration class dive sites and Steve got yo experience first hand how difficult running a line and keeping up with everyone can be. He and Alex exited leaving me at the bottom of the engine room all by myself. Oh well, I exited through the nearby bomb hole and met them up top – lesson learned. During the following penetrations he made sure I was in the proper position in front of the reel man and made sure I exited with the team.
Alex started the navigation course for Rick and Charlie and proceeded to get everyone lost. Another lesson learned – you should know the compass heading for your destination and not rely on others, especially in a navigation course.
Everyone had a great time today and the photographers came back with some awesome images, especially of the anemones and anemone fish that blanket the forward section of the wreck.
And yes, Steve is doing a night dive…
