The huge swell rolled through after Huracan Sandy passed by knocked over one of the remaining mooring platforms at Crashboat Beach. We've wanted to dive on it, thinking it would be like a new wreck. We weren't disappointed.
Twisted ripped metal greeted my friend and frequent dive buddy John D. and I as we dropped on the remains of the platform. The huge slab itself sits at an angle on top of the wreckage.
The good news is fish have already discovered the shelter under the slab and have taken up residence.
One of the ironies of the collapse of this particular platform is this is the one that held some of the local tsunami detection and warning gear. The gear is still attached to the platform. There is a kind of surreal quality about it.
Our new "wreck" is only in about 22-25 feet of water. It should make a great addition to all those beginner "discover scuba" dives that happen at Crashboat. And it will be cool for the rest of us to watch and document the changes as we dive the wreckage through the coming years. For all the damage Sandy did elsewhere, we're kinda happy about this.
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