In this post public the accounts made by me and my buddy on the Maverick Valfiorita two dives on the wreck this summer with our good friends and Marco1966 Black Ice (The great organizer!)
- August 12, 2007 -
After a year of courses Tek and dreams of summer vacation, we, we are ready for dinner that anticipates the day exploration of the wreck "Valfiorita" (The Valfiorita and 'one of the wrecks' beautiful in the Mediterranean , sailed from the port of Messina to reach Palermo, carrying food goods, explosives, military vehicles and weapons bound for Africa. Because of the dismissal by a British submarine blazes' on board suffered a massive fire and then a series of violent explosions. The commander in an attempt to save the boat headed to shore, but the devastating effect of the first torpedo send 'the boat adrift, and finally the explosion on board broke the prow condemning Valfiorita sinking off myrtle at a depth of 60 meters.). Me and Max (friend and buddy scrupulous life) we're already in Calabria from one day and today we have achieved the legendary Marco (vt 1966 or call it what you will, for me, Mark "Prince") was stunned for the spectacular location that will feature for the next 10 days ...
... The dinner rushes of laughter, delicious dishes that come and go and a little 'wine! After dinner we planned dec plan for the dive on the wreck Valfiorita ... Let's go to bed, giving us an appointment the next morning.
- August 13, 2007 -
The alarm sounds ... excited ... we load the equipment in the car and we took our trip to Cannitello, after a few miles we meet with Gigi (Black Ice) 's author of our holiday on earth Calabrese. After about 70 km we reach Cannitello, where there is waiting for Franco-diving "A dip in the Blue," a person who first may seem very social, but then once you know shows his affection and above all his great skill.
Download all the equipment on the beach near the boat and get ready, we will have a navigation of about 30 minutes ... the day is wonderful and we look forward to fall ... Navigation rushing, including chatter and laughter, we stop and listen to the briefing on Pedagna of Franco, he did not come with us, we are equipped with Trimix and deco with 50 and 100, planning to fund about 30 minutes. We
water and unfortunately the good Gigi, buddy Marco has problems and must leave, go down in three, we go down on the top and very quickly we are already on the deck of ship at about 48/50 mt, we do a quick check, we exchange a OK and go ... ... the visual and sound and there is a gentle flow that makes us literally glide on the deck of this huge wreck, we are under the tree half, we decided to go to the rear beneath us is a hold, you should immediately notice the many scrap metal and the size of the hold, we leap to a trailer in the bottom two eyes, very attractive and do a tour we go out, we're back on deck of Valfiorita do we see a few meters and the second hold, we look, we smile and we enter. In this hold as big as the other notice of the machines look like small vans in good condition, can be seen still intact, some windows of vehicles and are seen odometer, steering wheels, gears, seats all very beautiful and evocative still turn in the hold notice remains of motorcycles, wander a bit 'and leave. The clock is ticking inexorably
have already gone 15 minutes, we decided to go to the bow, go over under the tree between the middle and derricks loading ... Among the suspension notice an imposing shadow ... ... ... ... is the bridge ... We sail at a good pace helped by the current, we arrive at the Top Deck and below us we see the third hold ... and look down!
This hold is bigger than the other, appearing on two levels, here again we see motorcycles and trucks (they are kept in perfect condition), we can explore both floors of this hold, let's look at the tools and we see that we are already at the 28 'minute ... We give an OK and you are back on top at 30 'exact start the ascent, we can expect a long deco, time runs faster thanks to the wonderful images that we are racing in mind. Just set foot on the boat we see a smile on our faces spontaneously brought by the fantastic diving and decide it's worth planning a second dive on this magnificent wreck.
August 17, 2007 The day chosen for the second dive is Friday, August 17, the first dive, we we are busy exploring the holds of the ship, very beautiful and fascinating as described in the previous story, but the second goal is to find a hole and penetrate ...
Once you get to the diving, Frank informs us that with us on the boat there will be two other boys, 2 DIR divers par excellence, very thorough, perhaps to excess, but we certainly know people who go to the underwater great!
began to make friends, assemble groups prepare plans deco, and finally, after loading the boat, after a while you start ... 'navigation on the wreck we are, we begin to prepare, get down the first two DIR, who like them customary to make a check very "Sloppy", too, and then finally plunging down to the wreck ... now it's up to us ... Maverick and I (my great friend and buddy unique, and above all a great penetrator ;-)) as provided in our planning going forward, Marco1966 and Black Ice ... follow us.
Upon arriving at the wreck, let's take a quick tour in the hold, which we have already seen, so after a quick look of understanding with Maverick, we leave the hold and we head towards the bridge to try to make a better penetration .. . walk the wreck on the right side and finally found an entrance, there is also a slow stream, then enter the wreck, is undoubtedly the best; after a review of the gas we get stock, and we immediately following Marco1966 and Black!
Upon entering, we find a room big enough, and very charming, never forget the moment when we were inside the wreck and all four in order with the eyes focused and willing to go forward, as usual, our technique is the usual penetration, that Maverick front and I followed suit! We walk along a corridor and then we find a barrier, with another entrance, as usual, I wait at the door and do light, Maverick enters, and verifies the situation, after a while I see him come back, and I think "fuck I guess we have to reverse and back "when it is convenient instead a me vedo che ha un sorriso fantastico, ciò vuol significare una sola cosa, si va avanti!
Percorriamo tutto il ponte di comando, ci diamo di volta in volta rapidi check con le torce, i consumi sono ottimi e quindi la situazione è perfetta... continuiamo a percorre i corridoi del ponte di comando, e sono questi i momenti che mi fanno emozionare e mi fanno capire quanto è stato importante fare il salto alla subacquea tecnica; sono ormai 25 minuti che siamo sul relitto... è quasi ora di tornare; infatti dopo un istante vediamo una luce, è l’uscita!
Esce Maverick poi esco IO… marco si stava dirigendo verso poppa per iniziare la deco, ma io mi fermo, faccio un riepilogo del passaggio interno al ponte command, which we have just done, and then start screaming "Marco ... Mark "under water after several years of experience and I Marco (Mavercik) we mean ... Maverick stops, sees me and comes back to me, knows that there are no problems, but I can see it has a doubt ... just look next to me is the scream "Brother you're the strongest! ... That fucking around we did! "and then hug him !!!!! While we embrace the other two friends arrive and Marco1966 Black Ice, whether they are hugs and kisses!
We are now at the thirtieth minute is time to go home and start deco ....
reach the top of the stern, and we begin the ascent ... but with extra caution to meet milestones, we can not keep our excitement .... And in the meantime here is our friends DIR, which are finalizing the deco ... they look nice, a perfect arrangement! But I see them looking at us and then I think ... "Shit is really good ... my attitude is good, but not like them ... and I definitely want to improve, but then I wonder ... They have penetrated? ... I watch their eyes alert and focused, but from whom it transpires euphoria, and then I understand ... I do not think they have done our own passage!!
Here are the emotions that can make a dive! I will never stop practicing this discipline and above all do not ever change my Buddy! E 'Maverick who found the hole and drove the penetration! We've all been great though! Cock pleasure!!
