Duo-Divers

This section of deck has been thrown to the shore end of the main gully and is quite photogenic as it stands proud of the sea-bed so options for photos, just make sure that the sun is in the right place!

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

Scenic stuff with light coming through the hull where the plates have gone and we are left with ribs and bits only

Starting near the stern, this is the top of the steering assembly and the guy here is thinking 'how do I get in?'

To have a swim and try to........

A Common Whelk (Nucella lapillus) I had to double take as this one was eating what seemed to be an edible crab and on checking yup they do eat crabs, amazing!

The front end of the helicopter, there are loads of 'things' to see, most of which have been stripped by divers!

This can only be a section of keel as it is thick, wide steel that would have had no place on the upper part of the vessel

A European Flounder (Platichthys flesus) quite commonly seen on dives, well ok quite often there on dives, due to their camouflage and passive nature you can get pretty close, just no sudden moves or they will zoom off.

A large edible crab (Cancer pagurus) in among the dead-mans fingers.

The pile of anchor chain, this has obviously just dropped straight out of the locker and forms a big two meter square lump in a gully

All turned and time to polish!

Arty-farty shot of a pinnacle

I decided to hold the wheels in place with brazed end caps

A Long Clawed Squat Lobster (Munida rugosa) this one had set up shop in an old broken bottle which I guess forms a good and secure home.

A Dhalia anemone (Urticina felina) there are loads on the site but most are in the cracks and fissures

This is what remains of the bows, when the plates fell apart the bow fell forward as the supporting structure had been removed

H - The finish had to be an oil as there is no way that a wood of this age would take a varnish

This is a section of I guess superstructure where the plate has long since been bashed/rusted away. There are plenty of bits like this around the site but this one, at the inshore end of the main gully, is odd-ball as it 'sits up' meaning that any photos can be a bit more interesting.

Fore-deck equipment, in this case a single anchor chain winding unit, usually powered the holes at the top allow it to be used 'mandraulically' if required.

Some times all that you see are grip wires sticking out of the sand.......