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A view of the business end of an Angler-fish (Lophius piscatorious) there are loads about the sites and once you've spotted one they become easier to see.
This is a nice shot of one of the compressed air cylinders, you can see that a large section has been eroded away by the effect of sea and sand, potentially aided if someone blasted off the bronze fittings.
Another of my regular buddies, Donzo coming out at the bottom, to be greeted with a flash!
Not sure if this is hull or bent deck, it is on the Point side of you in the main gully at the shore end, always a blue fiend or two in residence but careful as there are always fishing weights and lines in this vicinity.
When there is a bit of a tide running and some plankton in the water the tentacles on the Edible Sea Urchin (Echinus esculentus) do seem to extend a long, long way as they pick up food.
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.
Broken bottom and divers!!
A section of the bottom of the hull (I guess) which is double bottomed, this is certainly from MV Yewglen and quite large, maybe 10 yards square
A nice size brass valve, fresh water inlet, from Mistley. I'm not sure if metric pipework systems were used when she was built but the valve had a 35 cast into it.
A bit of scrap for you rust heads out there, you will also find a wreckage field from the Mistley.
The Staple Sound side of the site is a wall smothered in Dead mans Fingers (Alcyonium digitatum) and is a great scenic dive!
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.
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!
More non-ferrous from Mistley and this time some golf balls for good measure!
A scaling shot of the thinnest section, this one doesnt seem as tapered as others and may be a spar rather than mast......
This is a Yarrels Blenny (Chirolophis ascanii) and stayed put for long enough for a photo or two.
In this case the camouflage of the Pogge (Agonus cataphractus) wasn't good enough and this live fish was caught by a Velvet swimming Crab (Necora puber)
Starting near the stern, this is the top of the steering assembly and the guy here is thinking 'how do I get in?'
Large areas of the wreck are now down to the ribs, as can be seen on this shot
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