Dive Review of Ocean Quest in
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Ocean Quest: "Newfoundland Wreck DIving with Ocean Quest", Jun, 2014, by Neil Burgess, NF, CA ( Sr. Reviewer 9 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 7956.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Had a great weekend of diving with Ocean Quest on the 4 Bell Island WWII shipwrecks (each 400ft + in length). The new dive boat (MV Mermaid) provided a large warm cabin for changing and setting up camera gear. The open back deck provided ample room for 8 divers and the power lift made getting back in the boat very easy (especially good for tech divers with doubles). The 4 shipwrecks were iron ore carriers sunk by German U-boats in 1942. We dove the Lord Strathcona and the Saganaga on Saturday. Visibility was excellent (50 feet +) while the water was cold (10C at surface, 5C at depth). These 2 wrecks were intact and upright with the main decks at around 80 feet deep. Lots of superstructure to investigate. Iron ore, hatch covers, and spare parts in the holds. The Saganaga has one of the huge bow anchor lying on its stern deck, thrown there by the torpedo blast. Both had stern guns intact and covered by anemones. Lots of flounder, sculpin, crabs, urchins and anemones all over the wrecks. Several excellent swim-throughs (companionways, torpedo holes). Sunday we dove on the deeper Rose Castle wreck. Main deck at 120 feet. Being deeper, it was more intact with masts and cargo derricks. Marconi room on top of superstructure contained all the radio gear with glass dials and tubes intact. School of cod fish swimming over the holds. Last dive was on the PLM-27, which was the shallowest wreck (main deck at 55 feet). This wreck was not as intact as others. Superstructure was starting to collapse. We descended to a lifeboat laying on the bottom (100ft) on port side. Then to the bow to explore the anchors. Encountered a large lumpfish by the bow deck. Visibility was even better than the first day (60ft). Back on the boat, skipper Bill served up a fabulous moose soup for lunch. What a treat! Fantastic wreck diving but we were glad to be diving in our drysuits!
Websites	Ocean Quest
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, UK, Mediterranean, Ontario, Nova Scotia
Closest Airport	St. John's, NL	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	5-10°C / 41-50°F	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-60 Ft/ 12-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive within your training and experience level
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals	N/A	Tropical Fish	N/A
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Freshwater tank on boat for cameras, large cabin with tables for cameras

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Dive Review of Ocean Quest in Canada/Newfoundland

Ocean Quest: "Newfoundland Wreck DIving with Ocean Quest", Jun, 2014,

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Dive Review of Ocean Quest in
Canada/Newfoundland