We got to the site with a 3 1/2hr steam from Weymouth. Phil made sure the kettle was always on and the tea kept coming. A lazy shoot was being used on this dive so a full briefing was given to the 10 divers that turned up.
Some how me and Sarge got voted to tie the shot in…. thanks Phil……..
We got to the site around 3:20 and located the wreck first time, but there was a slight tide running on her so we would be in the water for 4 ish. We kitted up twin 12’s on the back and two ally 7’s for deco. We started to drop down and the current got stronger and stronger the deeper we dropped.
The descent was getting harder and harder, finally she came into view and she is huge the shot had dropped right were we wanted just in front of the bridge area and I was able to tie in on the old guard rails. From what we could see she is sitting on the port side the deck is almost 90deg to the sea bed. The top the wreck sits around 45m and its 60m to the sea bed. There is evidence were they have salvage the diesel and oil off her as there are round brass hose connecting nozzles going from the hull into were the engine bay would be.
The marine life has started to developed, there are several large beds of scallops also large beds of small crabs were all over the vast flat surfaces. The main windows into the bridge area have not completely greened over and your still able to see inside. With a 25min bottom time reached due to the demon current on the way down we headed back knackered and ready for the cups of teas promised by Phil on our return.
Would we do this dive again??? Yes this time with bottom stages and to give us a bit more time. We recon we only got to see 5% of what she has to offer and can’t wait to see the rest.
Some how me and Sarge got voted to tie the shot in…. thanks Phil……..
We got to the site around 3:20 and located the wreck first time, but there was a slight tide running on her so we would be in the water for 4 ish. We kitted up twin 12’s on the back and two ally 7’s for deco. We started to drop down and the current got stronger and stronger the deeper we dropped.
The descent was getting harder and harder, finally she came into view and she is huge the shot had dropped right were we wanted just in front of the bridge area and I was able to tie in on the old guard rails. From what we could see she is sitting on the port side the deck is almost 90deg to the sea bed. The top the wreck sits around 45m and its 60m to the sea bed. There is evidence were they have salvage the diesel and oil off her as there are round brass hose connecting nozzles going from the hull into were the engine bay would be.
The marine life has started to developed, there are several large beds of scallops also large beds of small crabs were all over the vast flat surfaces. The main windows into the bridge area have not completely greened over and your still able to see inside. With a 25min bottom time reached due to the demon current on the way down we headed back knackered and ready for the cups of teas promised by Phil on our return.
Would we do this dive again??? Yes this time with bottom stages and to give us a bit more time. We recon we only got to see 5% of what she has to offer and can’t wait to see the rest.