Simon Saturday
Fresh off the overnight ferry, kit stowed and we,re off for ou first dive on the GWLADEMA,a wreck sitting in about 40m. Down shot onto boilers and finding vis of 15m . She’s sitting upright, though all the superstructure aft of midships has been swept. Went to the stern first which was dissapointing. Looked for gun over starboard side but it was not obvious.Followed propshaft forward to boilers and passed engine whih had somehow got in front. N/S time running out,trying to stretch it hovering over fairly intact bows and continuing back to line.
After a nice bacon bap and a lounge we headed for the lighthouse on BRESSAY for our next dive on the Russian klondiker LUNOKHODS.Free descent onto the kelpy remains. Immediately found a nice swimthrough part of the hull. Struck by the ammount of brass fittings and cocks lying around,better there for divers to polish and enjoy than crumbling in someones garage.Wreckage petered out and kelp returned, time to go. Whatched 1″ transparent jellyfish struggle in the watercolumn during our safety stop.
Simon Sat 22/7/06
