Duo-Divers

The wheels? Well oak obviously but I set in a rim of lead sheet recovered from the sea of course!

A pair of Wolf-fish (Anarhichas lupus) in a hole, these were a couple of large fish with 'fist' size heads, when looking for these fish look for secure holes, I tend to concentrate in cracks and fissures in the bed-rock, rather than loose rocks and boulders.

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

Another topographical shot, stacked, shelfed rock going into a small gully.

Lost fishing line, sometimes obvious, other times not so. Always take some cutting gear and never try to snap braid using fingers or hands!

Arty-farty alert!

A shot looking up the wall of the Point in about 9m of water, the kelp which lives on the vertical face is obvious, the barnacle band not so.

A tosheroon, not especially full but always good to find a few weights together!

Part of the stern section of SS Mistley, there is a small area where the girder construction is still present and maybe 1m above the seabed.

More lead scupper from Mistley, this stuff was from about mid-ship on the keel line so I am guessing that they were pretty much feeding straight into the pump, which has probably long gone.

A hatch with the actual cut-out still 'envisionable', is there such a word? There should be!

One of my regular buddies, Hud coming out at the bottom, to be greeted with a flash!

This is a swimming shot of a Greater Spotted Dogfish, or Bull Huss or catshark or  Nursehound (Scyliorhinus stellaris) they are becoming a more common visitor every year.

The business end of one of the secondary armament guns

This is the 'type' of bottom which I was talking about, formed from loads of worm tubes, it's quite soft and sandy so can feel crunchy if your buoyancy control is poor.

Sea Hare (aplysia punctata)

An odd-ball pretty with an optimistic hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) living half-way down a shell. The chances of it moving the shell are low to non-existant!

This Pink (or Northern) Prawn (Pandalus montagui) was being actively stalked by a Common Lobster (Homarus Gammarus), you can see the lobbies claws!

A lobster (Homarus gammerus) out for his mid-day stroll

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

Wreckage from SS Mistley, in this case from near the stern. This structure was only eally 'thrown up' after storms a couple of winters ago!

More girders and struts, this is a good distance from the main lumps of superstructure but the shallow water and big seas does increasingly move stuff about

The barrels just 'go off' into the gloom, wow!

A common or garden Plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), get to the gritty sand and you will se a few of these tasty fish, if you are so inclined you could bag for your tea.