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You do need sharp eyes as frequently all that is visible, poking through tiny pockets of sand, are the stainless steel grip leads.
Everywhere that you look the bottom isn't bedrock, it is formed from sections of ship, in some cases folded over and over forming very useful lobbie lairs
I am somewhat adept at finding taps which are then cleaned and nailed onto the shed-wall! This one was on Yewglen and all that was showing was a small bit of the handle and outlet, it came out of the iron crud really easily.
Think that this is a Montagus Blenny (Coryphoblennius galerita) there were always plenty warming themselves on the steps. The fact that the seals are fed fish there and there will be 'bits' also probably attracts them!
A lobster (Homarus gammarus), there are more and more blue fiends on this site, to the extent that they are being potted as shown in this shot!
I wonder if it was silver plated like 'Bonny Bobby Shaftos'?
The lower mounting position where the pin would fit, from a little distance away
This is the rounded section of stern and you can see how it's all falling apart as age causes a general degradation of the thinner steel used on these vessels, I don't think that there will be much left of the smaller vessels on the bicentennary of WW1
A Common Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) this one is in a winkle shell and was quite happy trying to stare me down, cheeky little blighter!
Debris all around and most unidentifiable, in this case it's a part of a mast or kingpost arrangement, I think!
Kelp (Family laminariales) does tend to be quite a long lived plant with the stem above say the first twenty centimeters quite a safe place for a plant to grow without the risk of sea-urchins 'browsing' you away. In this case dulse and other sea-weed encases the stem, making an eco-system up in the water column!
Looking back towards the Carnatic from the bowsprit, Abu Nuhas Reef
The inside or West side of the boiler with fire hole etc on show
This one was probably killed by a dolphin, we get quite a few white sided dolphins in the area and despite the popular public conception about friendly dolphins they actively kill porpoises so you rarely if ever see dolphins and porpoise in close proximity
Another partially cleaned brass breech block.......
Same guy and those orange dry-gloves didn't half reflect the light!
An Edible Crab (Cancer pagurus), there a few of these critters about but most if not all are of a size that would mean little or no meat, that said technically they would be legal...
On the West side of the site towards the South, the bottom shallows slightly and changes from grit to fist sized stones.
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