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SS Thesis re-visited
Although the original guide for this wreck is contained in the general overview guide it has really changed beyond belief and as such I have produced a new guide which is much more relevant.
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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!
Snale Locks Anemone (Anemonia viridis) another species common in Southern and Scottish west coast waters but not in the North East. I always look for the spider crab that lives with these anemones but have yet to spot one, perhaps sometime in the future?
A tosheroon, not especially full but always good to find a few weights together!
A typical north east wreck dive, plates, boilers n bits. In this case probably Jan Van Ryswyck although a few vessels have foundered so the bits are somehwhat mixed!
The back end of a shaggy mouse slug, or sea mouse or more accurately Aeolidia papillosa, this one was spotted quite early in the season.
The same guys swimming through a line of structure, torches just 'pin-pricks' in the gloom!
On the West side of the site, towards the North end. It looks ideal for scallops but no sign of any or indeed empty predated shells.
The Staple Sound side of the site is a wall smothered in Dead mans Fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) and is a great scenic dive!
A winch which is located on the flat seabed in about 14m, well on a flat area of ship! Take care swimming around this lump as it is festooned with rope, some maybe from attempted lifts whilst others are probably from lost lobster pots.
Feedin' the wrasse!!
In this case Ballan Wrasse (Labrus bergylta) on a smashed edible sea urchin (Echinus esculentus), don't try this at home kids.
And this is said 'brass section' telling the gunner how to 'offnen', although I'm sure that they would have been pretty sure of what to do.....
Looking along the wreckage of the Mistley, you can see the ribs or joints on the bottom.
Looking up the sheer 'south' side of the wall, smothered in filter feeders and with plenty of fish in residence.
Inside the tunnel, you can see the permanent line at the ceiling and the relatively good vis, again there is no silt to stir up
On one particular stone there were loads of Candy striped flatworms (Prostheceraeus vittatus), not sure why as adjacent areas were devoid.
Everywhere that you look the bottom isn't bedrock, it is formed from sections of ship.
And the business end of the same gun, in this case a crab has set-up shop but most of the time they are home to conger eels!
More wreckage that has just collapsed in on itself
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