Saturday, June 12, 1999
Clinton

Five of us dove the Clinton Saturday.
The current was running to the north at about 1.5
knots; it wasn't ripping, but it was enough to get your
attention.

The divemaster (sorry, can't remember his name) and Bob
did a great job tieing in on the first try.  The rest of
us followed the line to the wreck.  There was a lot of
scope on the line, and this was one of those times when
you end up pulling yourself horizontally at constant
depth for a couple hundred feet before reaching the
wreck.  Once we got there, we could easily get out of
the current on the lee side of the wreck and inside it.

The barge itself is maybe 180 feet long or so
and is a kinda double hull design, almost like a catamaran.
The bow and stern of the two hulls are square, not the typical
pointy shape.  There was no sign of any kind of propeller
at the stern, but each hull had two big rings near the
top and bottom that may have held rudders at one time or
more likely mooring pilings.
The two hulls provide numerous opportunities to penetrate
the wreck with long, silty corridors.  I read 166 feet in
the sand at low tide.  The temperature at the bottom was
around 78 and at the surface about 80.  This is a fun dive
and I'd recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it before.