We headed out at 7am on the Tuna Seizure to the Varanger. We made it there in only 1.5 hours from the dock. I don't think I've ever got to the Varanger so quick. Dan Martinez jumped in to tie the hook in and the pool was open. I have not been to the Varanger in a long time and I was anxious to get back to a wreck I used to dive a lot. The sruface visibility was awful (pea soup) but it opened up below the thermocline of 40' and the visibility on the botttom was at least 30' of more but, it was dark. We were tied in right next to the boilers in the debirs field at a depth of about 137'. Bill gathered scallops while I took some photos and explored the wreck. The marine life on the wreck was incredible which is what drives me to dive on the deeper, less dove on wrecks. The surface interval was filled with lots of laughs from Mark Dolphin, Kenny, Bill and Rob and they tried their best to be polite with me on board. The second dive was better that the first for me, it seemed like the visibility opened up even more and it was a little brighter. We gathered more scallops and saw some large ling and taug. There was a little more current on this dive which prevented me from swimming too far from the anchor. This wreck proves to still be a fantastic dive well worth the 28 mile ride. I've been wanting to get back to the Varanger for the past 2 years and I want to give a special thanks to Capt. Bill & Kenny of the Tuna Seizure and N.E. Scuba Supply for getting me there. I am sure that everyone onboard had a great time and looking forward to out next trip out!
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