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  • Nº62 # Date: 2017-04-08 - 10:13
  • # Max Depth: 19m Duration: 42mins
Diver's Notes

Unusually we had the James to ourselves and had reasonable visibility of around 4 meters.

As Colin and I descended the shot line the wreck came into view a bit quicker than expected as Ian had managed to place the shot just off the wreck. Swimming towards the stern we found a couple of edible crabs in the side of the hull. Unfortunately, they decided to retreat into the hull when the camera came out. Continuing around we found a Spider Crab that was less camera shy. Instead of heading off to find the stern section of the wreck, we headed forwards towards the bow section passing what is left of the engine and crossing though the remains of one of the holds before ascending from near the bow.

Throughout the wreck there was an abundance of life including crabs, blenny, bib, star fish and some small pink fan corals.

Dive Profile
Dive Location

  • Surface interval:0 mins
  • Temp: Surf 17°C Bottom 13°C
  • Dive type : Recreational, Wreck
  • Visibility: Average Water: Salt
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  • Weights: 13 kg
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  • Dive buddies: Colin Cowell
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Dive Profile

  • 1. Air
  • 24L Steel     230 → 130 bar
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  • Average depth: 13.4m
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Species Identified

Cancer pagurus (Edible crab) Adult edible crabs take a very wide range of prey species, and are important predators of molluscs . When on sediments, these crabs dig large pits in order to find food . Females reach maturity at carapace widths of 1...
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Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788) (Sea spider)
Parablennius gattorugine (Linnaeus, 1758) (Tompot blenny)
Eunicella verrucosa (Pallas, 1766) (Broad sea fan) Although there is no direct information on the reproduction of the pink sea fan, it is thought that larvae are short-lived and settle soon after release . It is a slow growing and long-lived species and if a population is...
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