Zion Train Physical Data and Notes
by Dave Gillings.
September 17, 2005
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Dive Notes:
The aft portion of Zion Train (ZT) is all that is left of wreck and it continues to "settle" into the substrate creating about a 6-8ft deep pocket in the rock substrate. Aft rests on its starboard side and covered in algae and hydroids. This was amazing dive because of the aggregation of goliath groupers (GG) on the wreck. Team counted 13 or more GG ranging from 3 ft to 8 ft. The largest one could have been close to 1000 lbs. It made Tim Fernan seem small in comparison. Map team found Miss Jenny (MJ) with at least 3 GGs, as well as finding the Jupiter concrete reef that is poles and culverts spread north of the ZT and east of the MJ. Due to problems with GPS unit, map team was unsuccessful at getting more GPS points on these reefs.
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Physical Data
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Weather |
Sunny. Air temp 87F Wind from NE at 0-5 knots |
Seas |
1-2 ft.
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Current | to the North at 1 knot |
Visibility |
30 feet vertical, 34 feet horizontal at depth. |
Max depth | 91 feet. |
Water temp | at bottom 84F |
Time of Dive | Start: 11:03 a.m. End: 11:30 a.m. |
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