Duo-Divers

Caught a fraction of a second prior to a zoom away exit a Common Cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis), probably why a lot of 'non-locals' dive Babbacombe, I was a touch late this year.

The vessel was scuttled at anchor and you can just about make out the brittle-star encrusted anchor chain just above the deck, the big smear of rust is on the top edge/side of a hawse pipe.

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

The second anchor, again of a Danfort design.

As I was diving in a Sea Loch it isn't a surprise that I saw quite a few Sea-Loch Anemones (Macropodia rostrata).

All that was missing was 'Steptoe and son', a scrapyard!

It was at about this stage that machining the trunions entered the 'too hard box', the blank was machined flat and I decided to push fit and solder in brass rod.

More fish through the window

A pretty little light, one of the guys thought 'deck light' but with a solid back and close to another two broken lights I would think a bulkhead light of some description, date late victorian to pre WWI.

This is a shot from the back showing that there is no path for the sunlight above the deck, it is blanked off

A very large, well the largest that I have ever seen Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), if hunting occies look for the eyes, they cannot change their 'slitted' eyes which look at you as an equal rather than some other sea creatures which appear not to have the intellegence of this species.

A dead female lumpsucker, found at Saltburn but common enough around the coast

This is a Yarrels Blenny (Chirolophis ascanii) and stayed put for long enough for a photo or two.

One of the attarcations is a boat, a good place to write general abuse and look for things to remove and keep (why?)

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

Knacker Hole contains loads of blue fineds, that is to say Common Lobsters (Homarus gammarus) it really is a case of picking a hole and waiting until the monster emerges!

Brass petrol can tops from 1930's from another tosheroon at Beadnell

More scrap.....I love it!!

This was a bloody funny shaped fishing weight, quite heavy too, so I took a photo!

A Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) these are always good subjects and whilst they may 'nip' inside their shells when you approach it isn't long before the peep out again!