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Video - Empire Mica - Cape San Blas FL

8K views 22 replies 19 participants last post by  captken 
#1 ·
Here is a video I shot a few years back....just re-edited it and moved it from vimeo to youtube.....better than ever!
If you have or have not seen it....its still some great footage.
Hope you enjoy it!
 
#6 ·
Awesome video, I need to show that to the dive bubbas here in Guam so they can see what fish look like!!! What was that filmed with as far as camera goes??
 
#14 ·
Absolutely, first class video all the way. I've seen some of your other work and it is always exemplary.

Good looking wreck. I was kind of surprised that there wasn't more 'build-up' on a 70 year old wreck. Was the prop salvaged or is it buried in the sand?

Some of the oldest wrecks I've seen, the boiler is one of the last thing to deteriorate. The winch and bollards are still fairly intact.

Again, great work and thanks for sharing your equipment list. I'm sort of like the guy who said it makes him want to start diving again.
 
#16 ·
Thanks.
I think our storms keep most of our older wrecks cleaned of buildup. They can actually sandblast them.
One of the props sits in front of capt. Anderson's restaurant in Panama City beach.
Another prop was sitting on top of the wreck last time I saw it....don't know how or why.
Very cool and historic wreck...here is a link to some good info on the history of this boat:
http://homepage.eircom.net/~gordonsteele/story.html
 
#23 ·
You should have seen it in about 1970!

From what I could see in your video, there aren't nearly as many big fish on the Mica as there were back then. I shot 5 20# plus Snapper on my first dive there.

The most impressive thing I remember is the number of huge Cobia and 70-80# Amberjacks. Lots of big Gags too but they were already wary of divers.

It wasn't easy to find with LORAN A.

In 1970, the Bow was much more impressve than it is in your video.

Great to see it again. Thanks for the video.
 
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