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Type: Destroyer
Picture:
Wreck
Information: This wreck is only 3m above the seabed but due to its position the vizability is 15 - 20m at depth 80m
Harbour / slip:
Travel directions: Northlinkferries 0845 6000 449. Photographic ID is required on the ferry now
Parking directions: At Stromness harbour
Distance from
harbour:
Lat & Long: Close to the old man of hoy
Chart:
Depth: 80m
Tides: You have to get it right. Tides
Diveboat: The Karin
Diveshop: Scapascuba This is the place to get a suit sorted and delivered back to the boat or any spares you need.
Accommodation: Polrudden guest house
Suggested experience: Trimix rebreather
Other comments: This is a great wreck for the experienced trimix diver its on a white sand seabed and has lots of trinkets lying all over the seabed. If you are diving the high seas fleet this is a must do dive if the weather is right.
Pub: The Ferry Inn & Flatties Bar
Created by: John Nicolson
Date: 1/6/07
Revision: 1
Thanks To: John Thornton
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Dive reports : John Nicolson May 07 The wreck is broken up on a white sand seabed with plenty of brass just lying around the wreck. I thought this dive was one of the best In Orkney.
Dive reports :John Smith Jan 10 It was ages ago last time i dived it, i can remember that there was a brass plate with a telegraph helm and compass located but cant rememebr if it was ever bagged off i know from memory we have hit the bow once, but after that no one could seem to locate it again, and it was impossible locate on the echo sounder as it was lying in a boulder field, lots of small portholes on the stern, loads of gear scattered over the seabed and over the top, gun sights were present, i think the foot plates that said hms pheasant were still there but cant remember seeing them after that.
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