Dive Journal-Volume 3 Number 3

VOLUME 3 NUMBER 5 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 1997
Clayton's town dock   Gateway to Diving the 1000 Islands - by Janice Raber

Clayton, New York, is known as the Gateway to Scuba Diving in the Thousand Islands. Located on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, this prideful little village offers fresh air, quaint little shops, interesting museums and all the hospitality you would expect if you were visiting an old friend. These diversions just scratch the surface of Clayton while the mysteries that intrigue the scuba diver are those hidden beneath the beckoning waters offshore in the St. Lawrence River. The Keystorm, Elk, and Islander await your visit...

Fort Lauderdale: What a Wreck - by Errol Kalayci

With depths ranging between 70 and 300 FSW, there are wrecks to satisfy all. With over 30 wrecks to choose from, warm water and great visibility, Fort Lauderdale offers divers diversity: airplanes, sailboats, tugs, and freighters up to 400 feet long.
Read about, and visit the Mercedes, Jim Atria, Clinton and the Hydro Atlantic. Diving professionals from around the world all agree that the wreck of Hydro Atlantic is one of the best dives in the world. Grateful Diver, a brand new dive boat operated by Technical Diving Solutions, boasts a well designed drifting deco station and they will be happy to show you around...

  Hydro Atlantic
Diver rescuing snorkeler   The Suffolk County Police Department Scuba Team - by Hillary Viders

The team originated in the early 1970's, sparked by the SCPD's growing demand for underwater evidence recovery. Each dive team member is also charged with regular police duties. However, diving-related cases often present the greatest challenge. Nothing compared to TWA Flight 800. It was "Both our worst disaster and our proudest moment." Because of their proximity to the crash site, the SCPD was the first police presence on the scene, and they played a major role in the search and recovery operation...

Vermont Quarries - by John Fiske

Tucked into western Vermont's folded hills, are dozens of abandoned water-filled quarries. The marble and granite quarries behold superb diving for adventurous divers. True Blue is a narrow and deep quarry. Water temperatures hover in the mid 30's, and visiblity can reach 100 feet. You can also visit the three, tiny, interconnected Brandon quarries. These dives are not as challenging as those at True Blue, but they are a lot of fun...

  Rigging up at True Blue
ON THE COVER
Sunset in Key West, Florida, as seen through the riggings of the “Golden Doubloon,” the floating office of Mel Fisher. Photo by our contest winner: Regina Marie Herrick
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-Gateway to Scuba Diving the 1,000 Islands
-Rye Cliff
-Save a Marine Mammal - Support Your Local Airway
-Fort Lauderdale: What a Wreck
-How to Evaluate Your Diving Experience
-St. Kitts & Nevis...The Undiscovered Islands
-Dress for Rescue: Equipment for Thought
-Vermont Quarries
-Dive Wreck Valley: Rum Runners
-Wreck of the Okey

Public Safety
-Underwater Lifting: Part 3
-So you want to start or improve a dive team. Part 3
-The Suffolk County Police Department Scuba Team

DEPARTMENTS
-Letter from the Publisher
-Diving Medicine: Seasickness
-Preservation: Cleaning Seashells
-Scuttlebutt
-Dive Center Listing
-Dive Boat Listing
-Advertisers Index

STAFF
Contributors
Bill Bleyer
Robert Carmichael
Errol Kalayci
Farley Davidson, Gbd
Michael Salvarezza
Christopher Weaver
Hillary Viders
Ed Rosacker
John Fiske
Daniel Berg
Andy Anderson
Andrea Zaferes
Christopher Hugo
Walt "Butch" Hendrick

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