Date: March 28, 2000
Dive Number: 603
Location: Artificial Reef HMCS Columbia
Dive Time: 44 min.
Max Depth: 118 ft
Total Time to Date: 400 hrs. 20 min.
Dive Buddy(s): Terina
Visibility: 40 ft
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Camera: Nikonos V/2 Strobes Lens: 28mm Std.
Film: Velvia 50 ASA
Photo Comments:
Secondary strobe failed at start of dive only took a few photos.
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Dive Comments:
Went down the bow line and swam aft until the after 3" gun then back to the midships line and up. Deck is in the 65-75 foot range and bottom 120 feet, mast might come up to about 55 feet. Ship is at about a 30 degree port list.
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***Fish***
ling cod, snailfish, copper rockfish.
***Cnidarians***
giant plumose anemone, solitary pink-mouth hydroid, bushy pink mouthed hydroids.
***Echinoderms***
california sea cucumber, feather star, sunflower star.
***Univalves***
china hat limpet.
***Bivalves & Polyplachapora***
swimming scallop (1000's), lined chiton.
***Algae***
red algae.
***Cephalopods***
pacific octopus on top of the bridge, inked and swam to bottom when he saw me.