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Date
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Location
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Comments
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Max
Depth (approx)
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29 October
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Ramgarth
(report by our DO, Julian Avis)
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The clocks went
back last night, this meant we could get the boat out, do a dive on
slack and get back before the marina closed if all went well. We arrived at the marina at 10.00, in the café for some
breakfast and decided where to dive. There
is only five today Bryan, Dean, Tracey, James and myself. After
getting the boat ready we leave the marina and head out to sea. The SS Ramsgarth is the wreck we are on today.
James and I are
the first pair in at 1.30pm, at the bottom of the shot line it is a bit
black, with my torch I can see 3 metres, James can only see half of
that. We moved down the
side of the hull until we came to the engine. There was some large crabs and congers around here.
Next we moved away from the hull to some winding gear just off
the wreck. Here we found a big Dover sole in the sand. Back
to the hull, then past our shot line down to the boilers. Not much time left so back to the shot line and back to the
surface. The other three go in
but their light were not as good so they did not see a lot but said they
enjoyed it.
Back to the
marina, clean the boat and them off home. |
27m |
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24 Sept
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Shirala
(contribution by James Jowett)
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The Shirala was built on the Clyde in 1901
and torpedoed by the infamous UB57 in 1918. (This dive is no 27 in
Divenets top 100 British dives). Reputedly still has in its bowels
4 bags of diamonds yet undiscovered. However, today , Julian's treasure
hunting skills meant that he was first on the scene (and as his buddy I
automatically take credit for that as well!) to find the missing shot
lost on a previous occasion during a voyage under the leadership of
Cap'n Rachel. (see 'Joy' of Woe & Joy
report).
Not only that! He also
discovered several gigantic crabs - one huge specimen which he discarded
in my direction (promptly attaching itself to my fingers for a few
painful moments!) However even he couldn't resist the last one which was
enormous by anybody's standards and which we squeezed into his goody bag
thereby keeping us company as we cruised back to civilisation - even
waving its arms at Jenny during our usual salutations as we passed
Hubbard Palace. |
25m |
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17 Sept
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Shirala
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Loss of shot - (see 'Woe' of Woe
& Joy report) |
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16 Sept
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War Helmet
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26/27/28 Aug
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Bank Holiday - 3 days and blown out for all
of them! |
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19/20 Aug
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Blown out again! |
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12 Aug
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Weather made us turn back - had chanced it
but no go. Interesting ride though!! |
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5 Aug
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Mulberry Harbour
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Usual pleasant dive
over the wreck. Julian’s
conger showed his face (or body) to most of us. Shoals of bib and pollock, crabs and lobsters in the holes.
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10m
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5 Aug
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Shoal of the Lead
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Drift over rather
barren landscape as we missed the shoal! Ended up deeper than expected. Second group hit the shoal and
stayed shallower. Lots of
lobsters, large crab (Julian’s dinner!)
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23m
or 12-15m
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22 July
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Mulberry Harbour
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Training dives –
First dives off boat for Clare and Michael. Had
to turn back at first when a storm came in (quite spectacular seeing the
lightening coming down to the sea) but the sun then shone for
us. Completion of Ocean Diver for Allan. Usual good vis and lots to
see.
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10m
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15 July
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Kingsmere Rocks
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Drift dive over rocks.
Lots of sponges, spider crabs, tompots and some anemones.
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17m
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8 July
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Ramsgarth
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Descended straight onto
wreck and swam forward, coming to boilers and exploring rest of wreck.
Great dive, excellent vis and light with loads of life as last
time: Loads of congers, including the huge resident of the boilers,
edible crabs, lobsters. Massive
shoals of fish.
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25m
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1 July
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Black Ledge
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Gentle drift over the
reef. Usual marine life, sponges, fan worms, lobster, crabs
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16m
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1 July
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Gascony
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Great dive. Down shot
direct onto broken decking. Arrived
at the 4 huge boilers and condenser where explored round for a while
then back along side of ship and eventually under plates where large
shoals of fish. Lobsters, conger in boiler, tompots, crabs.
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28m
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24 June
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Ramsgarth
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An absolutely cracking
dive. Swam round bow and boilers and along to stern. Absolutely loads of life:more congers than could be counted,
including a huge one and a very small one. Loads of edible crabs, congers, lobsters, cuttlefish, tompots,
shoals of whiting bib, pollack, etc etc
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28m
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2-4 June
(Hard boat)
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Plymouth
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See separate report
on the weekend
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14 May
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Kingsmere Rocks
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Went
out to get the shot back! Nice dive, lot of fish but no tide to drift
on. Vis was about 3 to
4 metres and still cold.
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15m
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7
May
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Pine
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There
is a sandy bottom and it has covered at lot of the wreck. You can make
out the prop shaft but there is no prop at it’s end. Off to the port
are bits of winch gear and some super structure. The Pine is very broken
up with very little that looks like the ship she once was. Covered
in conger eels, crabs, bib, wrasse and whiting.
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17m
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7
May
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Black
Ledge
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Drift
dive -
just go where the current takes you. Again there is a lot to see. The visibility is a little less now
that the current is running but still a good three metres. We see fish,
crabs, spider crab, tompot blennys and lots of soft corals.
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14m
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15 April
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Ore Wreck
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Cold
and very dark as my light went out after 10 mins. We did not see
anything much.
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21m
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11 March
(shore)
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Wraysbury Lake
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Training dive. Very cold 5 deg C in
the water, vis not too bad 2 to 3 metres
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6m
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