I had heard from one of my few dive buddies Al, about a local dive instructor who recently stumbled across a second barge wreck in Deep Cove. The story was that it was about 200 feet farther out into the cove past the well-known barge. I had to try and find it so I ignored the snowy road conditions and drove up on Dec. 21, 2008. The road to my usual entry point (at Setchell Point) was blocked by deep snow so I entered at the marina for once. From what I hear, they charge a few dollars for divers to enter here, but the office was closed and no one was around so I just walked into the water and swam out to the end of the docks. Visibility was about 30 feet. I swam down past the rocky reefs to the regular barge. Usually the wreck is swarming with a variety of fish, but this time I only saw the school of perch. No rockfish. No lingcod. No painted greenlings, etc. The whole place seemed rather lifeless. I didn't spend much time here. I just took a few pictures and then headed out further into the bay. I followed my compass West and a bit North. I swam out for quite a way, but all I found was mud. I also saw a few bottles and a rubber boot. I made it to 65 feet deep before swimming North for a bit and then heading back along a parallel route back to shore. I only saw more mud and then some rocky reefs with a few seastars about 30-50 feet deep. So no ghost barge on this dive. There's lots of room in this bay though.
