Duo-Divers

A 'scaling shot' of the largest diameter section, you can only see the top of this pieces poking out from the sand

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.

Wreckage is strewn all over the site, generally if it is 'big things' then it will have been from SS Abessinia a german ship sunk en-route back from it's internment in WWI

A good old RAF roundal...used everywhere apart from the pacific in WW2 (apparently they looked too much like the Japanese 'meatball')

Looking out of the 'sea-side' of the hull, scenic but the shoals of fish are arriving before the tide turns

The general topography...... the rocks are not as smooth as you may expect considering the considerable tidal forces but the surfaces are smothered with various filter feeders which thrive in the oft moving flow!

Looking along the wreckage of the Mistley, you can see the ribs or joints on the bottom.

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

A scaling shot of the thinnest section, this one doesnt seem as tapered as others and may be a spar rather than mast......

A shoal of sardines scurried past at one point, nothing large chasing though!

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

Not sure what these parts are, they are inside the broken up boiler

Bizarre clowns at depth......great with a touch of narcosis!

I was half expecting to see waves and spray 'freeze' in mid-air.....

Large areas of the wreck are now down to the ribs, as can be seen on this shot

A tiny Long Spined Sea Scorpion (Taurulus bubalis) this one was less than 10mm long!

More wreckage but a long way from SS Mistley, from its general condition and rivet pitch I would guess that it is from Yewglen and was lost during the local recovery/salvage operation!

A Velvet Swimming Crab (Necora puber) this one was worth a photo as it had a starfish set up shop on its shell