This
was my first diving trip to Plymouth and many of the clubs members had
promised me some great wreck diving and to be honest the first day had
been a little disappointing.
A new morning and the weather had much improved allowing us
to dive our planned wrecks. Our first dive of the day was to The
Rosehill which was a fairly short trip out of the harbour. The Rosehill
was a coal carrying steamer sunk by a U boat in WW1.
The shot line took us down to 28m near the boilers in
reasonable visibility. Jules one of my two buddies spent the first few
minutes trying to help a large eel away from some snagged nets.
The wreck is fairly broken up with most of the ships plates having
fallen on their sides creating lots of places to explore for the many
eels and crabs. The boilers towards the centre of the wreck are
very easy to identify and offer a good way to locate yourself on the
wreck.
After about 35 minutes it was time to start our ascent giving
Jules, who was breathing air, plenty of time to decompress.
A very enjoyable dive which restored my faith in Plymouth
diving.
Report
by Stuart McKendrick
(Plymouth
photo report)
