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Welcome to a new wreck diving video from the International Scuba Divers Club, today we present the Technical Dive on the Lowrance wreck.
Sections:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Dive Briefing
2:18 Diving the Wreck
5:58 History of the Wreck
HISTORY
Launched: 1953 as a refrigerated freighter was built by Canadian Vickers, Limited at their Montreal shipyard for the Colombian shipping company Flota Mercante Gran Colombiana SA.
1981: the mid‐ship superstructure was razed and she was converted into a barge
Name History:
Ciudad de Cali (1953)
Rio Amazonas (1972)
Mazon (1980)
Lowrance (1984)
Divesite:
Since its intentional sinking, the Lowrance became one of the most popular tech diving sites in all of south Florida. Named after the manufacturer of recreational marine electronics that donated funds to help sink the vessel, the Lowrance sits in approximately 200 feet of water. The hull of the former freighter provides significant vertical relief, with the main deck found at a depth of 165.
Found approximately 2.5 nautical miles outside Hillsboro Inlet, the Lowrance rests perpendicular to the generally northward‐moving Gulf Stream; even during periods of significant currents, divers usually have no problem hitting this massive target. It is also worth noting that the wreck of the Renegade is found approximately 700 feet due north of the Lowrance, should divers find themselves on the bottom and in between the two artificial reefs. The midship area is perhaps the most interesting, though the remaining upper decks have experienced significant collapse in recent years. For divers with the requisite training and experience, the wreck of the Lowrance offers a fantastic circuit through the engine room. Divers can enter through a hatch on the main deck of the vessel that leads down a hallway, eventually opening up above the engine room. Gorgonian-choked skylights above allow ambient light to trickle down onto the catwalks that line the perimeter of the room. Dropping down, divers can work their way around equipment, eventually exiting through one of several large holes cut out during the vessel’s preparation for sinking, or via a smaller hole produced by the explosive charges that sent the former freighter to the bottom.
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[@PanamaDiveAdventure]

Que buen buceo, en algún momento te visito para bucearlo. Me encantó.

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

Claro que si!! Por aqui se los espera!

[@mabelrebora2423]

EXELENTE!!!! Felicitaciones! 👏👏👏👏

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

gracias!!😀😀😀

[@andrecandrade]

What an Awesome Wreck!!!

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

"The" Normoxic Trimix wreck!

[@tomasvaldivia6138]

Great job Alejandro!!

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

Gracias Tomacho!

[@richardmullowney7440]

another great video good job very informative surprising it was sunk at that depth in 1984. Seems very few people would have been diving it then

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

Thanks!! and very true comment! probably it was a fishermen's almost exclusive site back then 😅

[@ScubaHockeyDoc]

Great video again. Looking forward to diving this wreck next month, November 2021, with James Blackman during my OC Trimix training!

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

You'll end up wanting more!!!

[@richadcock70]

That was awesome! Beautiful wreck. I didn't see James' face imprint though! LOL

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

LOL I'm trying to find the imprint!!

[@richadcock70]

@@InternationalScubaDiversClub keep looking! Lol we want to see it!

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

What an awesome wreck mate!

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

Glad you liked it man!!! can'r wait to pay you a visit!!

[@BlueHorizonDiving]

@@InternationalScubaDiversClub Same mate. James and me had fun diving Bermuda yesterday. Such a great guy and spoke so highly of you

[@borisv.m4512]

Awesome video! I can't imagine how difficult should be get this images at this depth. Quality is fantastic! Congratulations again for your channel.

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

Thanks Boris! exactly, that is one of the objectives we have here: To show the diving community those deeper treasures in good quality! Glad the you are enjoying the channel!!!

[@brois841]

Boris, great name! :)

[@obaranovsky]

Wow! This is an awesome dive, love the footage! Definitely would love to dive this one some time soon! I see even at that depth there's still some ambient light there?

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

Oleg, this is the paramount 200ft/60m wreck of the area, so YES it is a great dive!! And also yes, there is usually ambient light (you'll still need a torch hehe). There are even some days, like ones or twice a year, that you may be able to even see the surface from the wreck!!!

[@albertojhernandez169]

Next year I'm hoping to get a chance to dive it

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

Why wait till next year?!

[@albertojhernandez169]

@InternationalScubaDiversClub just finished my Advance nitrox and deco course today and want get a a few dives log before

[@InternationalScubaDiversClub]

ahhh that's the way to go! don't rush it! there are plenty of sites to explore at the ANDP level! check out those wrecks videos too! Looking forward to see you around the rust!