Arizona

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Wreck Information: The vessel was mined while en route from Methil to Holland.

Harbour / slip: Elie Harbour and Anstruther Harbour.

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Distance from harbour: 2.12 NM from Elie Harbour and 6.72 Nm from Anstruther Harbour

Lat & Long: 56 10 00N, 002 53 00W, bearing 74 deg Mag, 2.24 Nm to Elieness Light and bearing 31 deg Mag 1.27Nm to radio mast.

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Depth:    Depth on a high tide is between 22-25m about 18-20m on low tide

Tides: best to be dived at slack water.

Diveboat:     Marinequest

Diveshop:     Aquastars     Edinburgh dive centre

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Other comments: The wreck is well dispersed with the highest parts standing 4 to 5 metres high.

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Created by: Finstrokes

Date: 7/7/07

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Underwater photos: To Follow

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Dive reports : dj diver...... 31/7/07 ......Left the dock just before 11am and were on site for 11.20. Got 2 of the team kitted up and off they went. Were joined on site by Cupar SAC in their rib Kracken......and it is crackin!! Powered by a 150hp Yamaha 4-stroke that you can barely hear....unlike our 150 Mercury 2-stroke! Turns out we had drifted off the wreck and our first two guys didn't get onto it. After recovering them, Cupar put their rib on it and we moored up with them and used their shot. Got down the shot and onto the stern section. The wreck is basically broken into 3 parts with other bits of debris scattered about. We had a quick scoot about here before moving on. Cupar SAC laid guide ropes all round the wreck a couple of years ago and it makes navigation a lot easier. Passing the centre section which is now pretty flat, the bow section came quickly into view . I realised at this point that the viz was pretty good...about 5-6m, which is good for this wreck. Spent most of the time on this section. The majority of plates have fallen off now although the ribs are still up on some sections. There's a lot of tangled spars and other debris in the middle of the wreck providing a great many 'hidey holes' for lots of critters. Much of the metalwork is covered in anemones and dead men's fingers. Also came across a lot of lobster, cod and wrasse, no seals this time though! Ended the dive after a very satisfying 50 mins surfacing safely and recovered onto rib. Headed back home and checked a couple of other potential sites. Good day out