Duo-Divers

A - It started with a bit of wood on the beach to the North of Bamburgh

More bits in the jumble of machinery

Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), he wasn't happy with a diver so not a lot of chance to get photographs.

Usually the top of this boiler is the first thing you see when descending, you can make out the access hole for fuel and the steam pipes

A windlass, bow gear, hanging on the deck at ninety degrees to where it should be, if the wreck is on it's side it can be so disconcerting with good vis!

Holes in the front of the fin, makes things much easy to put on and take off as the water isn't hydraulic'd and can squirt out when you put the fun in and enter when you are taking them off.

A bit of a swim through, if that's your thing, I'm not sure if this is part of the funnel or a 'rippled' section of hull/deck. I suspect it is part of the funnel as there are no signs of beams.

I think this is a nav-light arrangement on a small 'sold' mast assembly

Compare and contrast a real cannon with the claimed cannon on the Hopper!

Cascabels, trunions and the taper of the barrel!

An Atlantic Cod (Gaulus mortua) this one was not hiding in a hole or crevice

With a lattice work of members that are still in place, the boat was of light-weight construction and lots of sections of plate are long gone

This is the keel I reckon, only 'obvious' as the weeds have dropped away.

The the 'ammunition', 10mm diameter brass balls on an oak ball holder.

A scenic of one of the masts, snapped where it goes over some other wreckage, going away from the body of the wreck

When there is a bit of a tide running and some plankton in the water the tentacles on the Edible Sea Urchin (Echinus esculentus) do seem to extend a long, long way as they pick up food.

On one particular stone there were loads of Candy striped flatworms (Prostheceraeus vittatus), not sure why as adjacent areas were devoid.

In some areas the broken bottom comprises of large stones covered in life, strange that there is a centre section almost devoid of filters feeders.....

The results of another successful dip on Mistley, more non-ferrous rubbish

An atmospheric (arty-farty) shot showing one of the large overhangs on the North side of this site.

Arty-farty shot of a pinnacle

A common starfish (Asterias rubens) attempting to open a small scallop, one of my mates Hud, is so bad at scalloping he looks for starfish feeding and then steals the scallop!

Kelp (Family laminariales) does tend to be quite a long lived plant with the stem above say the first twenty centimeters quite a safe place for a plant to grow without the risk of sea-urchins 'browsing' you away. In this case dulse and other sea-weed encases the stem, making an eco-system up in the water column!

A lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) moving past with the prevailing tide, the long stingers on these beggars can be 3m long and be left on shot ropes sooooo, dont approach them without caustion and wear gloves!