The Palawan Wreck, Off of The Island Diver Boat
Redondo Beach, CA

Dove with “Scott” following Juan Twenty and “Chris” from the Divevets

In With: 2900 psi
Out With: 700 psi
Max depth: 110 feet
Waves: Mild chop
Visibility: 20-30 feet
Water Temperature: 55 degrees
Total Bottom Time: 10 minutes at the wreck, 15 minutes ascending from the wreck

Same thing as before, but we planned on going toward the bow.

Mirek yelled at us and jokingly exclaimed, “I’m not doing a second dive, and I’ll be here drinking all your beer.”

I followed Scott, Juan and Chris down the descent line.

(Photo By Juan Twenty)

Juan pointed out that the layer of murk was nothing more than millions of baby jelly fish.

I really had to focus in on them!

I was the last one down to the top of the ship.

(Photo By Juan Twenty)

We followed Juan to the bow of the boat where we took a few pictures of this monumentous event.

We made it back to the line a few minutes early.

We strayed off to take a closer look at the surrounding area before starting our descent up the line.

(Photo By Juan Twenty)

It was sort of crowded on the way up from others doing their safety stops.

(Photo By Juan Twenty)
Some divers even practiced “Polish Buddy Breathing.”

The beers flowed freely once back up on the boat.

(Photo By Juan Twenty)
My Dive buddies and I drink beer to help out-gassing ( just kidding).

Juan Twenty takes a picture of me taking a picture of him.

The only woman on board receives a lot of attention.

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(Photo By Juan Twenty)

We partied in the parking lot a little while before moving to Joe’s Crab Shack.

Chris, who is apparently a rich oil tycoon sprung for the lunch!

A great day of diving with top-notch people!

The Palawan Wreck, Off of The Island Diver Boat
Redondo Beach, CA

Dove with “Scott” following Juan Twenty and “Chris” from the Divevets

In With: 2900 psi
Out With: 600 psi
Max depth: 110 feet
Waves: Mild Chop
Visibility: 20-30 feet with a crud layer on the way down
Water Temperature: 55 degrees
Total Bottom Time: 15 minutes at the wreck, 10 minutes ascending from the wreck

The Island Diver, King Harbor (Photo By Juan Twenty)

A group shot before weighing anchor. (Photo By Juan Twenty)

After begging Juan Twenty for a spot on their next Palawan trip, and after being told there was a two year waiting list, a newly chartered trip had a spot for me.

After a 15-minute ride to the spot, we witnessed several rowing boats passing by filled with hot, young chicks.

Captain Alec found the wreck, Juan Twenty buddied me up with “Scott.”

We were to follow Juan and Chris.

(Photo By Juan Twenty)

We jumped over board and followed a line down to the wreck.

(Photo By Juan Twenty)

We passed through a crud layer that didn’t promise too much visibility, but it cleared right above the wreck and gave us a great view from port to starboard.

The Palawan was a World War II supply ship that only saw a year or so of service before being mothballed up North for 40 years or so.

In the 70’s, they stripped the Palawan of the engines, tore off the decks and then sunk it as an artificial reef.

Our group took a “Divevets” group photo and trolled around for the short amount of bottom time we had under no-decompression rules.

Everyone is impressed that my ancient equipment still works.
(Photo By Juan Twenty)

I followed the group up slowly, following Scott’s dive profile on his computer – cheaper than buying one of my own, I guess.

Captain Alec is well prepared to battle pirates and mutineers.

We did an hour and a half surface interval.