FYI: Update on the Oriskany Wreck Following Gustav
Some changes have happened to the popular wreck following Hurricane Gustav last week. FIRST-HAND report from the scene....
The following is a first-hand report of a dive on the Oriskany this past weekend. Our correspondent is Captain Dave Mucci of Blue Water Dive Adventures.
I had a charter to the Oriskany on Saturday morning, September the 6th.
When my divemaster jumped in and could not find my primary sub-surface buoy, which was at 30 fsw and clearly visible prior to Gustav, the red flag went up.
I tied into a secondary buoy and set the boat up for dive ops.
My divemaster prepared the clients for their first dive and I jumped in mask, fins and snorkel to search for the "lost" buoy.
Visibility was about 40’ on the surface and I found the buoy at around 50 fsw.