1o/10/2011 day 10 Wake up on the Sara Dee, a cargo vessel that sunk approximately 25 years ago. The captain comes off the anchor and we close the distance to the mark. We’re right next to the mark, but it takes some time to locate her. When we do the sounder shows 53 metres to […]
5/10/2011 HMS Repulse Dive 2 Three hours later, we start dive two. The sea state is flat and there is still no current. We drop down onto the side of the wreck and head towards the stern, shooting video along the way. I look around, Dave is running a scooter, we drop down past a […]
5/10/2011 HMS Repulse We arrive at the Repulse at 0700, a little earlier than planned, so our gas is not ready. Dave has been mixing gas for everybody because there isn’t a dedicated blender on the boat. This is an oversight and causes a little tension. Stu jumps in to tie in, but is […]
Tue 4/10/2011 IJN Hatsutaka Sea state has calmed down as we get closer into the coast. I watch the sun rise and check with the captain. We still have around 5 hours to the mark so we have some coffee and snacks. Then I switch the back gas tanks to another twin set. As the […]
Day 3 2/10/2011 Unknown cargo vessel , believed to be the Akita Maru The sea state settles down a little in the last few hours and at 12:00 we arrive at the marks. The crew shot the wreck and myself, Dave and Vincent jump in and drift into the shot. We leave the surface quickly […]
Day 3 2/10/2011 unknown Cargo? At 0700 We cross over an unknown mark, the sea state is the same as the day before. We decide to wait to see if she will settle. Only one team are ready to brave the conditions to go and look. Mikko and Tippy are keen to find out what […]
Day 2 1/10/2011 USS Largarto We arrive at the mark of the USS Largarto, a Balao class submarine, at 0900. The sea state is running 1.3 metres from the north east. Wind seems to be dropping off. Our team decide to wait until 1500 hours as we only have one dive planned for this wreck. […]
