Well Diving San Diego, with friends is always a good time we at Al’s Diving went out to the HMS Yukon on the Waterhorse Charter with the Scuba Diver Girls what a great dive, with us we had a bunch of really good divers from all over the area and some from out of the area as far away as Wisconsin, These people now friends, came out to San Diego for a short stop before heading up to Long Beach Calif. to attend the 2010 Scuba Show at the Long Beach Convention Center. We had a awesome time
The Motley Crew on the Waterhorse Charter
The Yukon is a 366 ft. Canadian Mackenzie Class Destroyer, sank as a artificial reef, by the Ocean’s Foundations it was set to be sank by explosives set throughout the ship, unfortunately while awaiting the official sinking, mother nature had her own ideas so with the increasing swell through the night the mighty Yukon, unceremoniously took on water and slipped below the waves to its final resting place 100 feet below the surface at 32 46.80 N 117 17.12 W. A little over a mile off of Mission Beach.
Now the Yukon is one of San Diego’s biggest draws the newest member of Wreck Ally the Yukon can claim to have been a part of just about every divers vacation, or advanced class, for those divers that are continuing on with their training.
Divers many from Al’s Diving descend on the Yukon from a variety of boats that transport adventure seekers, wreck divers, advanced divers, to her decks.
Resting on her left (port) side, over the past 10 years this once mighty ship is now the home to thousands of fish, sea lions, harbor seals cruse the ship after schooling fish,
as well as Sheep
Crabs, sheep head fish black Jack’s and others some times even a hungry Comoran,
can be seen diving on the Yukon for a free meal, all the life that is surrounding this sunken hulk, is actually there because of the ship its self, its been ten years since they sank the Yukon creating this artificial reef one of many around the world and around our united states, The Vandenberg sank only a year ago in Key West Florida in May 2009 as a artificial reef to the delite of onlookers who watched her go down and waiting for the first Okay from the contolling athouities to allow divers to dive the now silent Vandenberg.
Our Yukon is a great destination of travel for those coming to do some Diving, or on business trips and have a chance to stay a day or two and fit in a quick dive with us.
What ever your reason to come to San Diego and your a diver contact us and lets get a dive in have a great week, dive safe,
