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ALL ALONE on This Island | Scuba Diving Dry Tortugas | Sailing Vessel Delos Ep 326
July 2, 2021 · 29 min · 410K views · Dry Tortugas National Park
What this video covers
The crew of SV Delos anchors at the Dry Tortugas, Florida, to explore the area and perform underwater maintenance.0:11 While anchored, the crew uses an underwater electric scrubber to clean the hull, noting that the boat had not been cleaned since being painted 10 months prior.3:12 A forecast of 30-knot northerly winds forces the crew to relocate SV Delos closer to Fort Jefferson for better protection from the swell.17:54 During the blow, the crew remains pinned down for several days.18:49 After the weather clears, the crew assists a nearby vessel that snagged its anchor on a submerged mooring chain; a crew member dives to manually release the anchor from the chain.21:26 The crew also experiments with night-time photography, using a GoPro and a GH5 to capture time-lapses of the fort under the stars.23:51 The visit concludes with the arrival of new crew member Taylor in Key West.27:48
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