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Gluckauf

Shipwreck Gluckauf
Type:
shipwreck, tanker, Germany
Built:
1886, Germany
Specs:
( 300 x 37 ft ) 2307 gross tons
Sunk:
Friday March 25, 1893
ran aground in storm - no casualties
Depth:
0-25 ft

The Gluckauf lies 75 to 100 ft offshore in 25 ft of water. Visibility is poor and worsens as the surge increases. Small sections are exposed at low tide. No artifacts worth mentioning are left. She is a jumbled mass of twisted wreckage, spread over a wide area. The most-dived section is the stern.

Shipwreck Gluckauf

The Gluckauf was the first tanker of modern design, where the liquid cargo is contained directly in the hull, rather than in barrels. Ironically, Gluckauf means "lucky" in German, but then all ships eventually come to an end.

Shipwreck Gluckauf
Shipwreck Gluckauf

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The Basics

The first purchases most new divers want to make are fins, a snorkel, and a mask. The mask and the fins are necessary for diving, but while snorkeling is easy in the clear, warm, shallow waters of the Caribbean, local conditions do not favor it, as the bottom is seldom visible from the surface. None of these items should be very expensive.

2016 Update

Not much has changed in the 20 years since I first wrote this guide. These were glass, silicone, and plastic back then, and they still are. Modern stuff may be sleeker than the old models that are pictured here, but really not much has changed. I still have the first mask I ever bought, and still use it. That comes from taking good care of your gear.

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