Dive Review of Red Wet and Blue in
The Continental USA/North Carolina wrecks

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Red Wet and Blue, Jul, 2003, by Dave Morris, TX, USA . Report 652.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I rated some of the accomodations at 3 stars instead of 5, not because I didn't like them, but as a warning to those who demand to be pampered in 5-star hotels and need someone to carry their tanks for them. This trip is for people who don't mind a little dirt, a little sweat, some rain on a choppy 2 hour boat ride where many will get seasick. But after you've seen a WWII German U-boat up close and personal, you'll keep coming back over and over. The price is amazingly low. The captain, Bobby Cox, will go out and try to get to a wreck, even when other boats have chickened out before leaving the dock. As a result, you'll get more diving on his boat than on others. 8 dives in 4 days. Not bad for July, the start of hurricane season, and a week after a hurricane ripped through the Gulf. You are allowed to pick apart the wreck, so many divers bring crowbars, hammers, and other tools and are able to bring back bullets, artillery shells, portholes, and other interesting stuff.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Cozumel, Cancun, Cayman, Texas Flower Gardens, Bermuda, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, Key Largo
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy, dry	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	74-78°F / 23-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	30-70 Ft/ 9-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Very flexible. Divers are treated as mature adults. Divemaster goes in to set the anchor and comes back with report to help you decide how to plan your dive.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	I use a digital camcorder in an U/W housing, so I don't need photo processing facilities. Just a dry place on the boat to change batteries. The camera bucket is a bit small for big housings, but it works out. And the shots of sand tiger sharks swimming past you several feet away makes it all worth the effort.

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Dive Review of Red Wet and Blue in The Continental USA/North Carolina wrecks

Red Wet and Blue, Jul, 2003,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Red Wet and Blue in
The Continental USA/North Carolina wrecks