Hi Rick,
RM>Is the Duane sitting off of the coast of St. Thomas?
Nope.  It sits off of the coast of Key Largo in the
Florida Keys -- just outside Pennekamp Park.
RM>I remember going on a dive in 89 there.  The first dive
RM>(also my first ocean dive) was great.  It was around a
RM>pinnacle that used to be used as a pirate lookout.  Then we
RM>went to a sunken freighter in a kind of channel.  The current
RM>was so strong that 4 of us were swept aft and were unable to
RM>get to depth.  Heck I couldn't even reach the anchor line off
RM>of the bow.  We had to get pulled back in by rope line.  I
RM>wonder if this was the same wreck.
Sounds like a fun dive, but unfortunately it's not the Duane.
--- Sharky's Bar & Grill
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