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Big Jim

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About Me

Hello, My name is Jim McCarthy, I am a PADI OWSI/MSDT & (IANTD)International Association of Nitrox & Technical Divers Advanced Nitrox & Deep Diver. Looking to meet fellow divers & old and new friends.---------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Worked as a United States Merchant Mariner with the Seafarers International Union & NOAA. Many years of bluewater sailing and boating experience. Traveled extensively world wide, over 50 different countries. I love most kinds of music and have a very eclectic collection.------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------- Professional Diving Certification•PADI Open Water Scuba Instructor (#235336) Fully Insured •PADI EANx (Nitrox) Instructor •PADI Emergency First Response Instructor •DAN Oxygen Instructor •DSAT Gas Blender •PSI Visual Cylinder Inspector, DAN REMO2, and Advanced O2,PADI MSDT Specialty Instructor For: Wreck, U/W Navigator, Search & Recovery, Boat, Drift, Equipment Specialist, U/W Naturalist, Project A.W.A.R.E. Fish Identification. Experienced underwater photographer and videographer. Experienced in Search and recovery and underwater salvage----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -------------

My Interests

Scuba Diving, snorkling, swimming, Music, Art, Travel, Sailing, Cooking, Good Books, Photography, Marlinespike work(Knot Tying), Movies, Meeting New People------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------Here's a list of the places I've been: Canada, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Turk's&Cacios, D.Republic, Puerto Rico,Cuba, US Virgins, Brit. Virgins, Martinique, Dominica, St. Lucia, Aruba, Curacao, Azores, Assencion Is., England, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Gibraltar, Italy, Sicily, Greece, Croatia, Turkey, Senegal, Kuwait, Diego Garcia(BIOT), Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, Johnston Is., Marshall Is., Kiribati, Guam, Saipan(CNMI), Philippines, Tuvalu, Fiji,Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Cook Is., French Polynesia, Sudan, Eritrea, Tanzania, Oman, and Bangladesh-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------Here is a summary of some dive sites and wrecks I have dived.------------------------------------------------------ Guam Dives: Blue Hole, The Crevice, Hap's Reef, Pete's Reef, Gab Gab, Gab Gab II, Barracuda Rock, Western Shoals, Hidden Reef, SeeBee Junkyard, Piti Bomb Holes, Piti channel, Fingers Reef, Sella Bay, Cetti Bay, Gun Beach, Tanguisson Point, Sharks Hole, San Louis Beach------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Guam Wrecks: TOKAI MARU, SMS CORMORAN, Kitsugawa Maru, American Tanker, The Amtrack, The Sea Plane------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Siapan Dives: The Grotto, Managaha Island, Lau Lau Beach------------------------------------------------------- -------- Marshall Island Dives: Majuro Atoll Dive Sites: Coral Pinnacles, Kalalen Pass, Shark Chute, Second Island, Fourth Island, Bokolap Island, Aneko Island, Anemonit Island, The Bridge, North Shore, The AQUARIUM, Pig Island Pinnacle, Shark Street, Delap Point, Uliga wall-------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Majuro Wrecks: The Kabilok, Ejit Island/The Parking Lot, Grumman "Duck", F6F Hellcat, Bokolap Island / Grumman Avenger, The CENPAC,B-24 Liberator, The Ratak-Ralik, The Evangeline, The Ocean Glory, New wreck#1, New Wreck#2------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Arno Atoll Dive sites: Arno Point, Nami Point, North Point, Ene Point, Nami Wall, Jaybo Wall, Arno/Arno North Wall, Arno/Arno South Wall, Illian North Wall-------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Vanuatu Dives: Efate Island Dives:TWIN BOMBIEs, MELE REEF, OLLIES LOLLY, Paul’s Rock, Hat Island Reef, the Wall (Hideaway 1)---------------------------------------------------------- -------- Efate Island Wrecks: KONANDA Wreck, STAR OF RUSSIA Wreck, SEMLE FEDERSEN Wreck, Dillons Bay, Eramengo Island------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ Espiritu Santo Island Dives: SS President Coolidge Wreck, Million Dollar Point------------------------------------------------------- --------------- New Caledonia Dives: Noumea La DIEPPOISE Wreck, Amadee, Noumea Amadee Island Reef, Amadee, Noumea------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------- Key Largo Dives: The Benwood, USS Spiegel Grove, The Duane & The Bibb, Molasses Reef, French Reef-------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- Ft. Lauderdale Dives: The Mercedes, The Tracy/Ken Vitale ,The Edmister ,The Jim Atria, The Rebel, The RBJ, The Captain Dan, The RSB1, Hog Heaven, Copenhagen, Jay Scutti Tug, Oakland Ridge Moorings, Hall Of Fame Moorings, Barracuda Reef, The Caves / Twin Ledges Moorings

Music:

Smashing Pumpkins,Front 242, Ministry, Alternative, Ambient industrial,Avant-garde, Dark ambient, Electronica,Darkcore, Industrial, Coldwave, Dark electro, Electronic body music,Trance, Celtic, Classical music, Blues,Chill-Out Darkwave, Dancehall, Experimental music, Experimental noise, Folk music, Funk Fusion jazz, Garage, Garage rock, Glam rock, Gothic, punk, Gothic rock, Gregorian chant, Hardcore punk, Hard trance, Indie rock, Japanese rock, New Age music, New Romantic,New Wave, Oi!, P-Funk, Progressive rock, Progressive trance, Protopunk, Psychedelic rock, Psychedelic trance (Psy-trance), Psychobilly, Punk, Reggae, Roots reggae, Renaissance music, Rockabilly, Sea shanty, Ska, Southern rock, Space rock, Steelband, Surf music, Swing music, World music, World fusion music, Zydeco

Movies:

Ones that don't suck!

Television:

Anything with travel, adventure, and diving of course!

Books:

Fiction, Non-Fiction, History, Biographys, Sci-Fi, Dive Manuals

Heroes:

My Mom & Dad! Not only did they bring me into this world, they showed it to me...

My Blog

Working in the Turks & Caicos as a SCUBA instructor now!

Hi all,  I have been working in Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Is. for a month now with Dive Provo as SCUBA instructor and crew member on their 3 dive boats, and been having a grea...
Posted by Big Jim on Thu, 22 May 2008 12:11:00 PST

Check out my pictures & videos, New uploads check 'em out!!!

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Posted by Big Jim on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:22:00 PST

Great site, Please check them out!

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Posted by Big Jim on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:03:00 PST