Scuba Michigan with Freighter Passing Overhead

Diving in the St. Clair River Marine City Michigan with freighter passing overhead. Turn up volume!

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Sports

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• scubadiving
• scubadive
• wreck
• dive
• scuba
• st.
• clair
• river
• michigan
• ship
• freighter

[ronnin79]

How far away from ship hull you was? How long was that ship? How deep in water you was? Could you see the ship?

[diversnetwork]

Hello

I was maybe 50 foot from the hull... not directly overhead. It was probably a 700 plus foot ship. We were in about 40 feet of water and no we couldn't see it, vis was only about 8 feet that day.

~Rick

[mikeamg430]

i live on that river and what is amazing is that average depth of it is only around 30-40 feet deep, given that those ships draw about 24-34 feet they must be pretty damn close to you should you get directly underneath one of em. stay safe out there!

[diversnetwork]

Yes. We've been "too close" a few times. Usually when there are 2 passing, forcing one of them far closer to shore than usual. You can feel the pull of the prop.

[I8leftwingers]

Yesterday it was my first experience with 500 feet cargo over my head! Thank you very much to post that video beacause now I can show to my relative how the noise it is under the water!!

[clarkfk]

i would shit bricks

[ralfcoder]

I've been in the St Clair when a freighter goes by. I've had it happen in the St Mary's River, west of the Soo, too. It's an "interesting" experience. We were in closer to shore, though, so even though we may have been only 30' deep, the boat was still at least several hundred feet further out from us. Were you right under it, or was it out a ways from you?

[michbiker]

Very cool. We had a laker go over us when we were diving in Gray's Reef Passage(West of Mackinaw City) a few years ago. One of those times when you wish the water was just a little bit deeper!

[achilles6312]

that would scare the shit out of me!

[iamchevyman5]

i live in new baltimore. where was this taken?

[jasonlugibihl]

WOW sweet video. That was awsome. Thats just some things you never get to witness a freighter in shallow water. I would have freaked and got made in to fish food .

[kevincrowe1]

Wow. Are you in an area where you know the hull can only get within a certain distance? With low vis like that, getting sucked into the prop would seem a possibility. I'm an avid diver, but have never been that close to such a huge prop. I really am curious, and info would be appreciated.

[karensbordner]

Awesome, thanks for bringing back some great memories. We live in CO now and miss the Great Lakes and river diving. You really need surround sound to actually understand what this sounds like. There were times I felt sonically pinned to the river bottom, but totally loved it. Nothing like the big ships! Some things don't change; 8 ft viz and small boats thinking a dive flag is the start of a water slalom course! Cheers and happy safe diving!