My interview with John Chatterton of the book ‘Shadow Divers‘ and the cable TV series ‘Deep Sea Dectectives’ will appear in the Jan/Feb. issue of California Diver Magazine, see links below for more  information:

Feature article: http://californiadiver.com/holiday-greetings/

Subscriptions: http://californiadiver.com/subscribe/

Note: the URL for Sevengill Shark Sightings website, given under Bio, at the end of the article, should have read: http://sevengillsharksightings.org [not: sightings.org]

 Photo: Red Gorgonian and Yellow Sponge Grow Alongside White Metridia on the Yukon

Date: 11-19-11

Location: Yukon, Wreck Alley

Time: 11:53 am

Surface Conditions: 3-5 ft swells, but far apart

Viz: not bad: 25-30 ft

Surge: slight Mix: 30%

Buddy: Peter McGuinness

Max Depth: 95 ft.

Critters seen (by me): Strawberry Anemones, lots of White Metridia, both inside and out of the Yukon, Blacksmith fish, Senoritas, Giant Spined Sea Stars…….

Remarks:

At first, we were concerned because we heard from another boat, on the way out from Mission Bay channel, that they had encountered 5-6 ft high swells and had to turn back at Pt Loma, so we decided to divert to the Yukon in Wreck Alley, and didn’t regret it, as vis was surprisingly good. My only regret was that, because I was using a borrowed 100 cu. ft. tank and not my usual 120, I turned back a bit early and Peter saw a seal harassing a Mola Mola near the smoke stacks……..never fails, right?–lol! Otherwise, it was an excellent dive, considering conditions elsewhere.

No Credit Listed

On June 10, I made the third dive down to the Titanic. After a routine pre-dive and launch, by 7:30 a.m. my two observers, Bob Ballard and Martin Bowen, and I were on our way to the bottom.  Heading to the bottom in Alvin is actually pretty relaxing. Well, as relaxing as you can get in a 6-foot sphere. It is still warm inside, not yet cooled off by the cold temperatures of the deep ocean. Once you flood the ballast tanks and sink, you leave behind the motion of the waves and begin the two-and-one-half-hour free fall to the bottom. The Titanic lies at a depth of 3,996 meters, about 2.5 miles down.

See link below for more:

http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do?id=80686&sectionid=1000