Steve Elliot said to Joe Dzurinda 
about The Duane on 02-24-97 19:59
JD>Sounds like you had a good dive.  I've heard there is
JD>usually a good current on the Duane.  It's a deep one
JD>too if memory serves me right.  Some day I hope I
JD>get to do this one.
SE>The current usually runs between 1-2 knots, so the divers
SE>really need to have some experience in high current situatiuons.
SE>The wreck sits in 120 FSW and most operators will only let
SE>you explore the decks above the main deck which sits in 100 FSW.
Is the Duane sitting off of the coast of St. Thomas?  I remember going on a 
dive in 89 there.  The first dive (also my first ocean dive)  was great.  
It was around a pinnacle that used to be used as a pirate lookout.  Then we 
went to a sunken freighter in a kind of channel.  The current was so strong 
that 4 of us were swept aft and were unable to get to depth.  Heck I 
couldn't even reach the anchor line off of the bow.  We had to get pulled 
back in by rope line.  I wonder if this was the same wreck.
Rick
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