Ralph's Photos and Trip Report for his June 2010 trip to Ft Lauderdale, Diving with "Scubatyme Dive Charters"

"Ft. Lauderdale Florida May 28-31, 2010 Trip Report

I recently returned to Florida for scuba diving again.  This weekend the dive provider was
http://www.dive-dive-dive.com/V2/home.asp

This dive provider provided pineapple slices, watermelon slices, canned soft drinks, water, crackers between the dives performed .  This seems to be typical of the dive providers here in Florida versus what we typically encounter further up the coast.  I would recommend them again for future dive trips.

Eight dives were performed between Saturday and Sunday – 4 each day.  For all 8 dives the water temperature was 83 degrees and the surface temperature was 85 degrees – 90 degrees.  No hood was needed and  a 3 mil exposure suit was used.  Visibility 70 feet all dives.

Dive 106 Wreck- Sea Emperor - The Sea Emperor is a 100-foot barge resting upside down in 72 feet or water. The east side is littered with huge concrete drainage pipes that has become home for huge numbers of Green Moray Eels, Nurse Sharks, and Snook.  The Sea Emperor is a 100-foot barge resting upside down in 72 feet or water.  Nitrox 36 used,  70 feet reached, 50 minutes.

Dive 107 Lighthouse Ledge Reef – Lighthouse Ledge is a section of the outer reef, running parallel to the shoreline. The highest concentration of sea life and coral cover is on the western facing ledge (main ledge).  Drift Dive, Air used, 49 feet reached, 58 minutes.

Dive 108  Captain Dan Wreck.  Sunk...February 20, 1990 The Captain Dan is an ex United States Coast Guard buoy tender originally christened the Hollyhock. Captain Dan is 175 feet length overall, sits in 108 feet of water to the sand, with the wheelhouse and large stack behind the wheelhouse in just 65 feet of water. The stern deck is at 85 feet, while the fore deck is at 95 feet.  Here is an artist rendering of what it looked like underwater:"

Ralph

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