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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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Bits of MV Yewglen wedged and jammed into the Little Rock
A pair of Lobsters (Homarus gammarus) arguing over a hidey hole and not a particularly good one, basically a rock over one of the cracks which run down the flat face of the South Side of beadnell Point.
Inside the plane
A Short Spined Sea-Scorpion (Myoxocephalus scorpius), a nice 'easy' fish to get nice photographs of, as you can probably tell if you go through all of the albums.
Wreckage from SS Loch Leven which foundered without the loss of life, not an oft dived site but very nice scenery plus rust!
More shots of the debris field, later in the year so a 'better' water colour!
A plate from Yewglen and its got my name on it! That said I think that it is probably a plate for a MacGregor patent hatch cover.
A large Whelk (Buccinum undatum) you see lots of them and if you want to eat them then put in a baited trap.
Mid-way along the site is an area of angular boulders which go further up the wall (?) they appear new, with very little life attached' but have been there over 30 years. Look carefully and you will find crustaceans among the jumble.
A King....or Common....or Great Scallop (Pecten maximus) this one was just about to 'jet off'.
A Lions Mane Jellyfish (Cyanea capillata), when they are about deco stops are always interesting!
An arty shot of a Spider Crab (Maja brachydactylus), can you spot the eye?
Again the wreckage from the port side, there are more planks than you would think as I am sure that the wreck would have been heavily salvaged by locals!
The first anchor, of an early Danforth pattern!
Lucy from 'Natural England' she was doing a recce and spent most of the dives picking up samples of weed.
'Arty-farty' alert!
A 'scaling shot' of the largest diameter section, you can only see the top of this pieces poking out from the sand
The machining was easy but the brass bits got everywhere, next time I will set up some sort of capture system
The boilers again
In common with most southern sites there were loads of Snale locks anemones (Anemonia viridis) on surfaces where there was sun and water movement.
A Lobster (Hamarus gammarus) I extracted him to show my buddy how to do the deed!
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