Duo-Divers

Most of the time you are dropped in and see this, a forest of kelp (Order Laminariales)

But so had the bag full of non-ferrous finds that were picked out and kept.

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!

A bored Hud doing deco

A 'bow shot', I try to get one of these on every wreck

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.

Arty-farty shot of a pinnacle

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

Loads of these blue fiends on this site, a Common Lobster (Homarus gammarus) this one coming forward to look at what is looking at him.

The bows of SS Breda, or at least the very front of the cut down bow section after she was wire cut to 28ft.

Scrapyard, if you look carefully you will be able to see Albert Steptoe, he's a dirty old man!

At the stern there is evidence of anchor chains

Sea-squirts and rock boring sponge, so different from North East species!

A very large, well the largest that I have ever seen Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris), she was out and about for a full day so I guess that she was replete having eaten crab and either was enjoying a post-paradial sun bathing session or had a full stomach meaning she couldn't get in and out of her hole with ease!

A general 'look' at the topography, in this case shallow troughs and loads of kelp

Some times all that you see are grip wires sticking out of the sand.......

A Pogge (Agonus cataphractus) or is that Hook-nose or Armoured Bullhead, these are a relativeliy common critter but with their camouflage you tend to see their pearly white barbules before anything else.

A Pogge (Agonus cataphractus) or is that Hook-nose or Armoured Bullhead, these are a relativeliy common critter but with their camouflage you tend to see their pearly white barbules before anything else.