Duo-Divers

A bit of a clincher regarding the dating of a wreck.

I think it was 1858 when sailing ships were compelled to carry a red port lamp and 1837 for steam ships.

If you find any glass from lights then you can date the sinking from after these dates.

You get two colours of Plumose Anemone (Metridium senile) white and orange, both look like cold willies when closed up but very pretty when open and feeding!

A Devonshire cup-coral (Caryophyllia smithii), there are loads of these multi-coloured critters on the wreckage

Looking along the floating pier, head left as there is a big expanse of sand/mud flat that is exposed at low tide.

A Hermit Crab (Pagurus bernhardus) had set up shop in an old whelk shell, te problem was that it was far to small and spent most of the time looking out of a hole half way down the shell!

Another 'arty farty' this time shallow water and seaweed being bent ever so slightly by the incoming tide.

A common Hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus), this one seemed to have a load of eggs around the outer edge of the shell

Lumpsucker eggs, not normally as common as the washed up fish and once used as fake caviar

One of the attarcations is a boat, a good place to write general abuse and look for things to remove and keep (why?)

To take a few close ups, he got a bit bored and then decided that it would be a 'good thing'.....

In this shallower water the bed-rock is coated with dulse and you will see all manner of critters, in this case a Bloody Henry (Henricia oculata)

As is my wont a scenic shot of the bows.

Large lengths of plastic service pipe are ideal for training in an overhead environment

Scenic stuff with light coming through the hull where the plates have gone and we are left with ribs and bits only

I took this one whilst lying flat on my back in 6m of water, clear and nice