{"id":3551,"date":"2015-02-02T09:32:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3551"},"modified":"2015-02-02T11:33:39","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T18:33:39","slug":"super-bowl-dive-at-the-eureka-oil-rig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3551","title":{"rendered":"Super Bowl Dive At The Eureka Oil Rig"},"content":{"rendered":"

February 1, 2015*<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"22nd<\/p>\n

Once again, it’s time for my yearly Super Bowl Dive on the Oil Rigs – the boat leaves at 7 AM and returns a little after noon, so you can catch the game.<\/p>\n

\"Pacific<\/p>\n

It was an extremely light boat, with only 11 divers on board; participants included Mike C. and his hot Polish girlfriend Kasia, Donna The Hot Biker Chick, Dan of Divevets and Carl.<\/p>\n

I had two goals to accomplish – collect 10 scallops to bring to a Super Bowl Party and dial in on my new GoPro camera.<\/p>\n

The guy I bought my GoPro from had lost the English instructions, so I still need to figure out how to work the camera.<\/p>\n

I asked a few GoPro users for advice, but they are used to the newer ones.<\/p>\n

Dan asked me, “Where did you find the very first GoPro to ever be made?”<\/p>\n

EBay, or course!<\/p>\n

\"Ships
\nThere is a labor dispute at the docks, so lines of ships anchor outside the harbor.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"My
\nThe rip in my wetsuit has gotten so terrifying, I was scared that I might get arrested for indecent exposure. <\/em><\/p>\n

I need to come up with some money to buy a new wetsuit and some boots that fit; I have to shove socks in the heels so my fins won’t slip off.<\/p>\n

\"Off<\/p>\n

I was the second diver over.<\/p>\n

I swam to underneath the oil rig and turned my camera on.<\/p>\n

The LED display said “FUL.”<\/p>\n

I came to find out later that “FUL” means the card is full – so, no pictures from this dive.<\/p>\n

I decided to just concentrate on getting scallops.<\/p>\n

I submerged.<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #485<\/p>\n

SoCal Buddy Diving\/Solo Diving<\/p>\n

Eureka Oil Rig, California, USA<\/p>\n

In With: 2750 psi
\nOut With: 700 psi
\nMax depth: 124 feet
\nWaves: Some vertical chop
\nVisibility: 20-30 feet
\nWater Temperature: 58 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 72 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 20 minutes, or so<\/p>\n

The Oil Rigs are sort of tricky to dive – Eureka is in 600 feet of water, so there is no bottom as a reference point.<\/p>\n

You need to be very careful of how deep you go, because it is very easy to get very deep, very quick. <\/p>\n

Also on this dive, there was a strange vertical swell – if you got too close above or below a beam, you could get thrown into it.<\/p>\n

They had scraped the columns recently, so all the scallops were below 85 feet. <\/p>\n

I quickly collected eight scallops to the delight of the surrounding fish.<\/p>\n

Visibility was pretty good; I slowly made may way to the surface and made an uneventful journey back to the boat.<\/p>\n

Our next dive was at the Elli and Ellen Oil Rigs… stay tuned!<\/p>\n

*Post delayed due to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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