Benwood Wreck
After a day of rest, Scott and I headed out for our 3rd day of diving on his trip down here. First stop was the Benwood Wreck. A WWII wreck we have dived numerous times. Visibility was poor but acceptable. The highlight of this dive was spotting a huge (6’ long) Goliath Grouper on the wreck. I missed it on my first pass, but Scott saw in hidden in the deck and alerted me. Click link below for a video of the wreck dive.
French and Molasses Reefs
Goliath Grouper
For our 2nd dive we headed to French Reef, known for its caves and swim-through in the large coral heads. We spotted a Sting Ray (an infrequent sighting this winter). We viewed some schools of Atlantic Spadefish and also a school of Permit. Visibility was moderate. We had brought an extra tank, so we had enough air for a 3rd dive and decided to return to Molasses Reef for our final dive of the day. We spotted our 2nd Goliath Grouper of the day on the SW end of the reef. This one was quite a bit smaller, but still a good 3’ in length and probably 50 lbs.
Click link below for video of French and Molasses Reef dives.
