Kingston Charter

Fannie organized this day through the Ottawa Divers Forum.  It was almost a disappointment.  Just as I was driving past the Kingston city sign on the 401 Fannie called me saying our charter was cancelled.  We were originally chartered with Action Scuba, but they use a zodiac as their dive boat which couldn’t take the weather that day (The weather wasn’t that bad).  Fannie let me know they she had already called Abucs Dive Center, and there was a charter we could join. 

I was in Kingston. I was excited about diving Kingston.  I didn’t want to turn around and drive back to the wrecks i’ve dove multiple times.  So…. I called Anne at Kingston Dive Charters.  She saved our day!

Anne on the bow of the Sorobon

Fannie and I had been on a charter last october with Kingston Dive Charters.  The great experience I had on that expedition made me think to call Anne.  Everything fell in place.  We only had a 30min difference from the original departure time.

I got my wish on the first wreck we dove.

George A Marsh

The George A. Marsh was a three-masted schooner built in Michigan in 1882 as a lumber carrier. In 1914, the Marsh was sold to a Belleville, Ontario man as a coal carrier.  The Marsh met her demise on August 8, 1917 when she sank during a storm, with a loss of twelve of the fourteen crew (including seven children between the ages of one and thirteen).  The wreck of the Marsh rests upright and very intact in Lake Ontario, in roughly 80 feet of water.

(Description copied from Wikipedia)

Thanks to Vlada Dekina from Wrecks and Reefs for this amazing shot

The visibility was quite poor for us.  Harold from Kingston Dive Charters said that the vis over the last three weeks had been dramatically reduced.  I guess this is how the shark was able to sneak up on me!

Four of us were on this charter.  Fannie, Allan, Amelie and myself.  I buddy’d with Allan. 

Allan swimming around the bow

Part of the inside of the wreck. 

We looped around the boat twice.  Then called it.

 It’s not what it looks like… 

 

Glendora

Kingston harbour 1924.  The Glendora could be one of these deserted ships.  Thanks to the Northern Tech Diver website for this pic.

Maybe I could have got some good shots of this wreck, but Dumb Dumb (me) forgot to turn on the camera before leaving the boat.

I recommend looking at Warren Lo’s website to see some excellent photos.

http://www.warrenlophotography.com/uw/kingston/glendora/index.htm

I think I forgot my dive log book on the boat…. So there may by more Kingston dives coming up in the near future.

The look of concern on Amelie’s face… Geez 200 psi, maybe I should get a bigger tank then a 60 cf!!!

Allan ready to descend.

Fannie is uh, what is she doing?