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I have never seen this particular species of Starfish (Echioderm) here in the North East although they are common in warm water further south or on the West Coast. Apparently this species is quite ancient.....
A Common Whelk (Nucella lapillus), this one had a chiton (Polyplcophora) along for the ride!
Girders and bits and bats that have flattened onto the bed-rock in the main gully
The back end of a lobster (Homarus gammarus).
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
More lead scupper from Mistley, this stuff was from about mid-ship on the keel line so I am guessing that they were pretty much feeding straight into the pump, which has probably long gone.
Debris all around and most unidentifiable, in this case it's a section of hull plating.
Drop in from Black Rock, swim North and the bottom starts off as fist size cobbles with occasional large boulders which are swathed in kelp.
The geology of the site comprises of small steep sided gullies, fissured into the reef
It's here in the more stable bottom where when you look you can see......
An arty fary half and half shot
This area was exposed during the storms of 2018/2019 when a foot or so of sand was scoured out, so there is a mish-mash of bits all rusted onto the bottom of the gully.
Looking up inside the conning tower to one of the range finder 'holes', the brass gearing is still in place.
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.
The cock-pit, you can see that all removeable bits have gone, that's the good old UK diver for you!
Wreckage from SS Mistley, in this case from near the stern. This structure was only eally 'thrown up' after storms a couple of winters ago!
Sea Hare (aplysia punctata) you get loads and loads of them on the south side of the point feeding and breeding!
The engine block, the shot-line is tied to this
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