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Nets
Several large fishing nets have become snagged
on this wreck and were cut loose to drape across
the superstructure.
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Boiler
This is one of the massive boilers that
spilled out of the wreck when it struck the
bottom and lays beside the wreck.
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Angelfish
A Gray Angelfish swims among the twisted
wreckage.
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Jewfish
This massive Jewfish appeared out of the
darkness to check us out on our dive. He is about
7 feet long!
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Jewfish2
At first he didn't seem too alarmed by our
presence. He allowed me to get so close that his
tail actually brushes the lens of my camera.
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Jewfish3
He gets a little territorial after his close
encounter with the camera. He turned around and
began pumping water through his gills stirring up
the silt on the bottom. I decided that it would
be wise to back off and go a different direction.
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Banded
Shrimp
A Blue Tang takes his turn at this cleaning
station. A Banded shrimp picks parasites off the
fish.
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Cowrie
While it is pretty common to find a Cowrie
shell, this is a picture of what the actual
animal looks like. This is the mantle of the
animal and it is covered in finger-like
projections. Find a picture of the shell in the Artifacts Section
under Glass - Andrew.
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Hogfish
A hogfish hides behind some netting.
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Arrow
Crab
Here I gently coax an Arrow Crab off a piece
of wreckage for a close up
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Crankshaft
Probably the most interesting part of this
wreck is the exposed engine. This is the
crankshaft where one of the massive connecting
rods connects to it.
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Connecting
Rod
This is a picture of one of the massive
connecting rods.
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Drive
Shaft
Here the drive shaft leaves the back of the
engine just before it penetrates the hull to
drive the screw.
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Gear
This is a drive gear located at the front of
the engine. It was probably used to drive
accessory equipment off the main engine.
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Boiler
This is one of three of the large boilers used
to generate steam to drive the engine.
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Hull
This is a picture from the interior of the
wreck. This is the main bulkhead on the starboard
side. To the left in this image is one of the
main tanks.
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