Ox Bel Ha - May 17, 2007 update
Dive Team: Franco & Chris
Surface support: Sam Meacham
Dive site
Name: Sistema Ox Bel Ha from base camp at Cenote Gemini
Conditions: Excellent water conditions throughout the cave and basin.
Dive Objectives:
- Check S leads after Cenote Far
- Team went further upstream than previous day and found interesting cave running SE then SW for a total of 1,166ft. The cave finished in a small silty area. The ceiling is nicely carved out in bed rock.
- In the same area of cave another lead is running NW. This passage is still open and flow is noticeable. Line laid 300ft.
- Team connected newly laid line with Danny and Per’s.
| Line name: | Azamat, Bilo & Conector |
| Passage width (meters): | 2 |
| Passage Height (meters): | 2 |
| Passage Shape: | Canyons – Domes – Phreatic tubes |
| Fauna: | Shrimps – Amphipod - Remepedia |
| Speleothems: | Yes |
| Sediment: | Red & Brown – Clay - |
| Infill: | Swiss cheese & Breakdown |
| Water: | Excellent – |
| Additional Comments: | Lots of fossils- Nice decorated area at 60ft |
| Dive log: | |
| Dive # 1 | |
| Time in: | 10h20 |
| Time out: | 14h50 |
| Total run time: | 270 minutes |
| Max Depth: | 69 ft |
| Av Depth: | 50 ft |
| Divers: | Franco & Chris |
Dive Team: Fred & Alex
Surface support: Sam Meacham
Dive site
Name: Sistema Ox Bel Ha from base camp at Cenote Gemini
Conditions: Excellent water conditions throughout the cave and basin.
Dive Objectives:
- Continue the exploration of Mis line
- Connected Mis line to South Park
- Added another 3 lines for a total of 1,200ft
| Line name: | Rainbow, Bronx & East Cut |
| Passage width (meters): | 3 |
| Passage Height (meters): | 3 |
| Passage Shape: | Canyons – Bedding Plane |
| Fauna: | Shrimps – |
| Speleothems: | Yes |
| Sediment: | Grey & Brown – Organic & Clay - |
| Infill: | Swiss cheese & Breakdown |
| Water: | Excellent – Halocline at 49 ft |
| Additional Comments: | / |
Equipment and Survey: 4 x 30/30 stages, 1 x 40cf stage w/ 100% and 2 x 33amp scooter per diver.
| Dive log: | |
| Dive # 2 | |
| Time in: | 10h45 |
| Time out: | 13h45 |
| Total run time: | 180 minutes |
| Max Depth: | 50 ft |
| Av Depth: | 45 ft |
| Divers: | Fred & Alex |