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Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
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No, the season at Haigh Quarry is not opening this weekend! It will open for the 2012 season on Saturday April 7th, but because of our unusually warm weather Tina has decided to give Midwest divers a chance to scratch th...

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Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
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The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it was investigating RJ Diving Ventures of Miami Florida. The investigation was initiated because the dive operator left behind two tourists while they were scuba diving.   D...

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Capt. Darrick Lorenzen
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1.      Don’t make safety decisions based on financial considerations! Many fatalities and injuries occur because people want diving, dive training or dive travel to be cheap, easy and fast. Always use the proper equipme...

MSD FORUMS - MIDWEST SCUBA DIVING
TOPIC: Ever wonder why the Edmund Fitzgerald didn't make it?
bpautsch

Joined on
1/5/2006

Ever wonder why the Edmund Fitzgerald didn't make it?
 
A little taste of the seafaring life on the Inland Seas!
 
These photographs were taken aboard the Misener Steamships MV Selkirk Settler as she crossed Lake Superior in typical November weather.

Click any picture to see a larger version.














Brian Pautsch
bpautsch@midwestscubadiving.com

Dean810

Joined on
5/22/2006

Now think about what it was like for some of those 19th century wooden schooners we like to dive these days!


Join the Chicago Scuba Meetup Group!  http://scuba.meeup.com/105 
twow/atwist

Joined on
1/26/2006

Unbelieveable!  The Fitz was a older vessel, and was loaded to the hatch covers with taconite.  No wonder she snapped in two!
SeaTurtle1339

Joined on
7/7/2006

I thought I remember hearing on the Discovery Channel that some hatch covers were open.  Those are some cool looking pictures! 


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