160 Feet and the Meaning of Life

July 2012 — Off Montauk — The Wreck of the U.S.S. Bass (Depth 160 feet)

Hanging on the decompression line.

I checked the valve in my dry suit and looked down into the milky green. One hundred and sixty feet below me was the wreck of the U.S.S. Bass, a Barracuda-class submarine that was decommissioned and sank as part of a weapons test. Adjusting to the pressure is something you just a do.