Scuba Obsessed Episode 126 – Low vis and high current on a shipwreck with lessons learned

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This episode is so full you will just have to listen to it to find out what we talked about. We learned a lot! Except for the bad (almost) scuba joke.

Scuba in the News

• Penfield man injured in scuba diving incident
  • http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120813/NEWS01/308130015/penfield-man-injured-in-scuba-diving-incident?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CLocal%20News
• Cerritos Sheriff’s Detective Tracks Down Burglar Who Stole $5,000+ of Scuba Diving Gear
  • http://cerritos.patch.com/articles/sheriff-s-detective-tracks-down-burglar-accused-of-stealing-5-000-scuba-diving-gear-in-cerritos
• Great Lakes Underwater Presents Historic Weather, Shipwrecks, Scuba & Paddlers Program
  • http://madisoncountycourier.com/beyond-our-borders/33791/
• Cavern and Cave Diving
  • http://www.alertdiver.com/Cavern_and_Cave_Diving
• Watertown teen chosen to participate in scuba diving expedition
  • http://www.wickedlocal.com/watertown/features/x769536924/Watertown-teen-chosen-to-participate-in-scuba-diving-expedition#axzz23kWnsqMS
• Seattle Sketcher | Scuba diving in Puget Sound
  • http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2018894642_sketcher11.html
  • http://www.edmondswa.gov/services/education/discovery-programs/edmonds-underwater-park.html
• Shipwreck mystery solved
  • http://phys.org/news/2012-08-shipwreck-mystery.html

Dive Photos of the week

• Underwater Wreck Photography Tips
  • http://www.sportdiver.com/gear/photo-video-equipment/underwater-wreck-photography-tips-images

Potentially cool scuba gear

• Mini underwater sub raises $111K for amateur ocean exploration
  • http://venturebeat.com/2012/08/12/mini-underwater-sub-raises-111k-for-amateur-ocean-exploration/
• Volkswagen Reveals ‘Underwater Car’ For The Discovery Channel
  • http://designtaxi.com/news/353288/Volkswagen-Reveals-Underwater-Car-For-The-Discovery-Channel/

Video of the week

• Weekend Special: Underwater Torpedo Adopted By A Group Of Traveling Mammals
  • http://www.wnyc.org/npr_articles/2012/aug/11/weekend-special-underwater-torpedo-adopted-by-a-group-of-traveling-mammals/

Other Random Bits

• Mac’s wreck - Buoy data after the lake “rolled over”.
  • https://www.facebook.com/scubaobsessed?ref=hl#!/photo.php?fbid=10151024974638380&set=a.343176263379.153944.233252943379&type=1&theater&notif_t=photo_comment
• The Ontario
  • http://www.shipwreckworld.com/articles/discovery-of-an-early-1800s-schooner-in-lake-ontario