Author Archives: JimWoodhull

Well I was about 70% right on my weather report! The winds did come from the West and later the south west. They were not as strong as I thought so it ended up that some of the larger boats … Continue reading →

Around 3:00 this afternoon the wind turned South East. Coming from the Island of Hawaii, this wind is called “Kona Wind”. The ash from the Mauna Kea volcano is mixed with the clouds and forms what is called “vog”. Those … Continue reading →

One of the procedures of the submarine that I enjoy very much is the ascent. Before ascending the Captain releases high pressure air from the submarine. When the high pressure air is released the submarine is usually in at least … Continue reading →

This past Saturday, February 16, ended the two week celebration of the Chinese New Year. All of the staff at Atlantis Submarines that it could get busy but we were very surprised at how busy it actually got. A normal … Continue reading →

One of my hobbies is that I like to cook and the area where all of the staff meet where I work there is a fairly large barbeque set and one of the managers makes his breakfast there everyday. He … Continue reading →

When I lived in Japan I worked as a scuba diving Instructor in the Izu Penninsula. I really loved it there and miss it very much. In Japan, the ocean is divided into sectors and each sector is run by … Continue reading →

When I worked on the tugboat the farthest place I went to was Johnston Island. The tugboat would carry both jet fuel and automobile fuel in a very large barge that we towed out to Johnston Island. Johnston Island is … Continue reading →

For about one year I worked for a tug boat company as a deck hand. One of my responsibilities was that I had to make dinner whenever the ship would be out to sea. Usually the longest we would be … Continue reading →

In Oahu the whales start coming around the end of October. January and February seems to be the height of the whale season. I see them almost every day in my job as both a scuba diving instructor and on … Continue reading →