<\/p>\nOne of my favorite local wreck dives!<\/p>\n
The Palawan never has disappointed me; when I was offered a spot on the Island Diver to do two dives on this wreck, I had to think- I’m saving for my Albania trip which is only two weeks away.<\/p>\n
A Palawan trip will simply lead to less beer being drunk on my vacation.<\/p>\n
Realizing that I won’t need cable television while I’m gone, I decided to dive the Palawan and give up TV for a bit.<\/p>\n
As usual, it was nothing more than a “sausage fest…”<\/p>\n
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All the divers, minus Joe R. <\/p>\n
Four divers were going to do one long technical dive, me and two others were going to do two recreational limit dives.<\/p>\n
I buddied up with Joe R. and another diver – a Palawan virgin; his first time.<\/p>\n
We made a quick and uneventful trip to the Palawan.<\/p>\n
The three of us descended down the anchor line.<\/p>\n
I had a hard time equalizing, my ears really were hurting; if I wasn’t so macho, I may have called the dive.<\/p>\n
Joe and the other diver had reached the bottom at 120 feet while I was still at 60.<\/p>\n
By the time I got to the bottom, Joe and the other diver had come back to the anchor line; Joe gave me the “up” signal.<\/p>\n
All three of us made a slow ascent to the surface.<\/p>\n
The other diver basically said, “Deep is not for me, I started to hyperventilate…”<\/p>\n
At least he knew at the beginning, instead of letting panic accumulate.<\/p>\n
He went back to the boat, Joe and I continued the dive.<\/p>\n
Logged SCUBA Dive #408<\/p>\n
Dove with Joe R.<\/p>\n
The Palawan Wreck, Redondo Beach, CA<\/p>\n
In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 900 psi
\nMax depth: 126 feet
\nWaves: Slightly choppy
\nVisibility: Up to 40 feet
\nWater Temperature: 65 degrees, colder at depth
\nAir Temperature: 75 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 20 minutes or so<\/p>\n
We made it to the end of the anchor and swam 25 feet North East, to where we found the bow of the Palawan wreck.<\/p>\n
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A short glimpse of the colorful bow…<\/p>\n
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Five minutes later, Joe signaled to start back to the anchor line; I looked at my dive computer – shit!<\/p>\n
I was really close to going into deco.<\/p>\n
Thanks Joe!<\/p>\n
We made it back to the anchor line as the technical divers were coming down.<\/p>\n
We did an hour and ten minute surface interval.<\/p>\n
The other diver explained that deep wasn’t for him, and that he actually had some anxiety leading up to the dive.<\/p>\n
I thanked him for knowing his limits and avoiding what could have snowballed into a tragedy.<\/p>\n
I also found out during the surface interval that a fellow diver, red haired Dominic, was involved in an accident and is currently in a medically induced coma. <\/p>\n
He was helping the victim of an auto accident when an asshole motorcyclist, who was driving in between cars, ran over him.<\/p>\n
I bought my dive computer from Dominic; I am not religious, and only pray when I need something, but he will certainly be in my prayers for a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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