Duo-Divers

I think part of a mast, I did think prop shaft from a smaller vessel but winter storms revealed that at least one of the ends is sealed.

Another larger boiler, showing the fire hole, head from the donkey boiler back along a 10m deep zone and you'll find it.

The reel/rod feet were a bit of a chew, I tried to machine the brass to take a couple of M3 cheesehead screws but that wasn't 'right' so ended up brazing on the feet and then 'back filling' the machined holes for that little bit extra strength

Looking north from the Haven out to sea and the Inner Farnes, it was really bad, really, really bad!

As is my wont a scenic shot of the bows.

More lead bilge pipe from Mistley, how much was there?

A plaice (Pleuronectes platessa), an unusal sight for the northern diver and if big enough most frequently seen impaled on a knife!

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.

A Common Whelk (Nucella lapillus), this one had a chiton (Polyplcophora) along for the ride!

Spot the seal!

More divers on broken ground by the 'paved area', take care as the tide does push through piper gut at times!

The engine block, the shot-line is tied to this

A grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) doing 'cute' the reason loads of divers visit the islands

A pretty little light, one of the guys thought 'deck light' but with a solid back and close to another two broken lights I would think a bulkhead light of some description, date late victorian to pre WWI

Countless divers have seen this piece of copper pipe and tried to move it....one day I shall return with a hacksaw!!

Dead Mans Fingers (Alcyonium digitatum), a close up of the feeding 'polyps'?

A group of Peacock fan worms (Sabella pavonina), these worms will 'snap' shut as soon as they sense water movement by the diver, so photographers take care.

One of the gun barrels, SMS Brummer was primarily a mine laying crusier so the guns were used to bully anything smaller and the engines to outrun anything bigger!

A view into the propellor shaft, simply taking a bearing along the shaft and follow over the sand and you will reach the other part of the wreck

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!

An initial 'zoom past' by a Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) he returned later in the dive!

A shot of the sea-bed in about twenty five meters off the Harcarrs, its all flat rock, small gravel beds and short drop offs.

Exit points.........there are plenty of bits of the reef face which offer natural steps to aid getting out. BUT remember that the water level changes!

I messed around with the images as the three larger holes do have a look of 'The Scream' by Munch, what do you think?