Saturday, July 11, 2009

60m Wreck Ships Graveyard




The Wreck
This wreck is approximately 25m long, laying on its port-side and both the hull and superstructure have almost completely collapsed with only the Bow section still intact. Elsewhere the wreck is simply a jumble of hullplates, pipes and beams.

Most notible amongst this wreckage is the large boiler now laying on its back at a shallow angle towards the stern. The wreck is home to a broad variety of animal life with both Port Jackson and Wobbegone Sharks resident and a large population of mature Crayfish particularly in the boilers. We also saw a large ray off to the side of the wreck and heard a haunting whale-song in the distance which certainly added to to the experience. Overall this is a very nice Tech 1 level dive with plenty to see in the 20mins bottom time.



The Dive
Date: 11/07/2009
Max: 58m
Avg: 29m
BT: 18mins
RT: 52mins
BG: 18/45
Deco: EAN50, O2








Photos:



Starboard side midships looking towards the Bow.


Diver hangs over the boiler.


Stern looking towards the bow.

Stern section.

Plenty of Crays in the Boilers.

Close up on the Crays.

Boilers standout towards the Stern

Starboard side midships hull plates looking aft.

The Bow.

Inside the Bow.

Starboard side midships looking towards the Bow.

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