Guides
Swanpool Beach
I don't do a huge amount of diving in the'deep south' but lots of people do, this dive guide has a link to Atlantic Scuba, if you have any questions give Mark a shout and I am sure he will provide suitable enlightenment!
{mosmap lat='50.140262'|lon='-5.07622' }
Recommended suppliers
Latest Photographs
Another arty shot of the stringy like Bootlace Weed (Chorda filum) that is found in lower inter-tidal water. Apparently quite tasty too!
Well on the way but too shiny for my liking.
This dive I headed to the stern and this is the port side rudder
I was trying to show how much sand had been scoured out of the iste, you can see here that there is a section of shale wall that's maybe fifty centimeters high where there was no weed hence it was covered prior to the last storms.
The John L coming in for a pick up on quite a blustery day
The closest that I can find is a lightly coloured Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) but it doesn't sit right as this one was almost orange in colour. I shall keep looking and update if I can get more details.
A large shoal of fish, they were Saithe (Pollachius virens) and although in a large shoal there wasn't much bravery in numbers as they were very 'skittery'
George Jacob run by the Marine Quest at Eyemouth
An arty shot of a Spider Crab (Maja brachydactylus), can you spot the eye?
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.
Some times all that you see are grip wires sticking out of the sand.......
A close up of some 100 year old teak decking, in the shelter this decking has lasted remarkably well and is still 'tough' and not at all spongey and falling apart.
A Long Legged Spider Crab (Macropodia rostrata) there are loads on all or most sites, this is the most common 'camouflage'.
More identifiable bits, the steam powered windlass that was mounted near the bow, the main steel mast in lying to the left (North) up and onto a reef and there are bits of bollard and the like adjacent.
Now I have been doing some research and perhaps these 'spotty' sea hare (Aplysia punctuate) are in-fact 'green' sea slugs (Elysia viridis) I have noted the word green as apparently they are coloured based on their food, pretty much like the sea hare but have characteristic small spots of iridescence. Maybe further investigation?
A turbine or part thereof or a focussing arrangement from a search-light?
A pair of brittle stars (Ophiura ophiura) these critters are actually quite rapid and much faster than other types of starfish
Most of the time you are dropped in and see this, a forest of kelp (Order Laminariales)
A grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) the reason loads of divers visit the islands
Dropping into the main gully one of the first things that you notice is the rust stained sand, then larger 'lumps' and as you head inshore the gully tightens to an end and you have sections of the steel rubbing strip and what is now apparently the bows of the ship.
The point where the gun meets the turret
The results of a successful 'bilge hunt' on Mistley, teh exposed surface of the pipe is nice and grey, the section concreted in to the rock and rust tends to be black and horrible.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
