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Howick and Submarine G11
This shore dive offers the chance of a dive on the remains of a WWI submarine but beware it does involve a bit of a yomp with your dive gear, is it worth it? Well the guide is listed so I must think so.
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Doesn't look much but this is the tip of a propellor, a close up shot!
The cock-pit, you can see that all removeable bits have gone, that's the good old UK diver for you!
To hold the cascabels I found some model bearing holders in cast brass that worked loverly!
This is a Yarrels Blenny (Chirolophis ascanii) and stayed put for long enough for a photo or two.
A Sand Brittle Star (Ophiura ophiura), on the deeper wrecks there were odd ones on the sea-bed rather than the thick carpet of brittles seen on the shallower stuff.
One of the observation slits on the conning tower, like 'Knights visors' these were designed to minimise the chance of shrapnel and metal splinters being blasted into the tower
These are the outer cases built by a Sand Mason (Lanice conchilega) which filter 'bits' from the water. On occasion you can see them high and dry when there is an exceptionally low spring tide.
A view on the flange end, it's all rusting nicely which is down to the bad conditions 'ripping away' the weed......the metal rusts, weeds recolonise, weeds are ripped off and around we go until there is no metal left!
Again, great vis as you can see with two divers among the ribs and spars
Scenic stuff with light coming through the hull where the plates have gone and we are left with ribs and bits only
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 view through the boilers from 'nearly inside'
A Velvet Swimming Crab (Necora puber) hiding under a Dead Mans Finger (Alcyonium digitatum), there can be quite a few creepy crawlies hidden away you simply have to take the time and look!
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 general topographical shot, there are several large stone pinnacles on the site, the largest rising maybe 4m from the seabed and with a circumference of 50m. They do degrade over time as they are formed from a softish rock and do receive a battering every year from Southerly and Easterly storms.
Debris all around and most unidentifiable, in this case it's a section of hull plating.
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