With the weather finally clearing, Baz’s boat (Southern Cross Divers) was able to set sail. By a small miracle 7 members of SSAC were on board and all set to go diving. The 3 wise monkeys sat in side, with one monkey turning a slight shade of green as the trip continued. The rest of use enjoyed the sun rise, and relaxing scenery of Sydney harbour as we sailed/motored to the dive site. The dive location was the Apollo barge a small wreck situated off long reef in approx 46mts of water, once the wreck had been “hooked” the usual mad dash to hit the water first began. The reason……..not to be the one to free the anchor at the end of the dive! First prize goes to Steve Pearson.
The vis was good with the barge coming to view at about 32mts; this wreck is a dump barge about 60 meters long and about 10meters wide. It has one large hold divided into two sections. There is also a bridge and engine room. I believe there is a small passage which leads to the engine room but was unable to locate it.
A great dive! The barge has a reasonable amount of sea life on and around the wreck. Sadly with only a limited bottom time the wreck was not fully explored, and will need another visit. With everyone safely back on board and gear stowed it was time for the usual “guess which soup you had” and a leisurely sail back to Southern Cross divers. Thanks to all the divers on board for making these dive trips happen.
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