The best OW swimming for visibility I have ever seen was in Palau when I was working as a Navy diver. We used surface swimmers - basic swimming 'cept with a Nikonos camera - as photographers as we surveyed Japanese wrecks lying in around 110 feet of water. The visibility was so good, I could see divers on the bottom taking measurements, while the ROV flew around with its headlights on. Ping on my e-mail; I'll send a pic.
I agree with the fellow who found the Med to have great vis too. Nadine Day and I were swimming in the bay near Athens where they had just held the Olympic triathlon that morning. We did not need to sight the buoy at all, just look for the anchor on the bottom! In contrast to a cool sunken ship, though - just old tires and other trash... John
The best OW swimming for visibility I have ever seen was in Palau when I was working as a Navy diver. We used surface swimmers - basic swimming 'cept with a Nikonos camera - as photographers as we surveyed Japanese wrecks lying in around 110 feet of water. The visibility was so good, I could see divers on the bottom taking measurements, while the ROV flew around with its headlights on. Ping on my e-mail; I'll send a pic.
I agree with the fellow who found the Med to have great vis too. Nadine Day and I were swimming in the bay near Athens where they had just held the Olympic triathlon that morning. We did not need to sight the buoy at all, just look for the anchor on the bottom! In contrast to a cool sunken ship, though - just old tires and other trash... John
