Gravel Loader

Stats

• Average visibility: average
• Average current: light
• Average temperature on bottom: 18°C
• Dives logged: 4
• Divers: 3

Location

• Country: Australia
• Region: Tasman Sea
• Location: Shellharbour
• Coordinates: -34.5792° ; 150.867°

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  2019-06-30 - Kye Adams

  50 min - 11 m

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  2018-06-24 - Kye Adams

  60 min - 12 m

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  2013-06-15 - Bishop

  79 min - 13 m

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  2002-10-16 - Zylantha

  0 min - 0 m

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  Forgot the new dive computer, d'oh! Left with just the standard gauges on loan from Jansen. Païvi's first dive with us, and Rex's first dive since Sophia was born. Craig & Rob got told off (maybe fined) for violating the total fire ban! Had a lok over at another dive site that was supposed to be calmer (at the advice of the rural fire service) but it was no better, and had a terribly long walk to get to it. Returned to Gravel Loader for the dive. Several jellyfish with the coloured lights on the edges, quite a lot of others that seemed damaged / dead. Yuki found a tiny little electric blue fish, I found some larger electric blue ones. Craig was led to navigate out towards the pier, but went too quickly, lost his buddies (Païvi & Rex), whodidn't surface when they lost him. He went back into shore after waiting around without us, rather upset at not having a proper dive. Memo - with three in a buddy, agree on the lost-buddy procedure. Don't run off with the compass either! Especially Craig. Since I had given my SK-7 to Yuki, had to follow her and Païvi the two navigators, who led us out to the piers. Luckily none of the spear fishers were around (there were a number on shore; better here than Bushrangers Bay), there were a few medium sized fish of various shapes and sizes, but nothing really notable. After hanging around the bottom of the piers not being able to find Craig, Rex & I surfaced but still couldn't find him. Then on going back for the others Rex lost a fin, god only knows how. We swam around for ten minutes or so looking for it (after telling Yuki & Païvi) to no avail. After surfacing again and discussing the loss of Craig, and drifting with the wind quite a way past the piers we headed back in, Yuki navigating again and Rex swimming in circles behind us. Yuki's first lesson in underwater navigation - the compass is right no matter what your instincts say. We ended up fifty metres from where we should have been, and had a rocky exit rather than the nice easy boat ramp exit.

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  Kye Adams

  21 dives on Diveboard (total: 21)

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  Bishop

  7 dives on Diveboard (total: 7)

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  Zylantha

  54 dives on Diveboard (total: 55)

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