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Type: 327 Tonn Steam Trawler
Picture:
Wreck
Information: Sunk in Dec 1954. The Evelyn Rose was involved in the evacuation of Dunkirk. She made a number of crossings to France and on one occasion she was able to rescue 403 men from a burning pier. On her return trip she was so badly damaged that she had to be run onto the beach at Ramsgate.
Harbour / slip:
Travel & Parking directions: Lochaline follow the A82 Glasgow to Fort William road as far as the turnoff marked 'Corran Ferry', 8 miles south west of Fort William. As you leave the ferry, turn left onto the A861 following the signs for Strontian. Turn left off the A861 just before Strontian for the A884, signposted to Lochaline Carpark Lochaline pier
Oban - end of pier or leaving oban heading north on the steep hill to the right is a free car park takes 10 mins to walk back to the pier.
Distance from
harbour:
Lat & Long: 56.30.510N -5 45.340W 330m S of Ardtornish Point
Chart:
Depth: 130m
Tides: Down currents on the flood tide
Diveboat:
Diveshop: Loch Aline dive centre The puffin dive centre
Accommodation: Loch Aline dive centre
Suggested experience: Experianced CCR Trimix
Other comments: not for the faint hearted
Pub: Loch Aline social club
Created by: John Nicolson
Date: 30/6/07
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Underwater photos:
Wreck diagram:
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Dive Report: Steve Brown dived this wreck in august 2005 on a trip we did on loyal mediator with George Mair. We were supposed to be diving over in ireland but were weathered off after a day so headed back to the sound of Mull for protection. He videod the dive and i watched it afterwards as 130m was on the deep side for me. Its def a small trawler, the telegraph was positioned in the neutral position so if it ran onto the rocks they knew about it and werent trying to beach it in the shallow bay. Someone must have stopped the engine.
If you are going to dive it be very wary of the tides. We shotted it and the bouy disappeared due to the current running so hard. We sat around for nearly 2 hrs after what should have been high water slack before it re-appeared and the dive commenced.
Dive Report: ccr_ada well we got on the wreck
the shot was in 120m and we did 126m total bottom time 15mins but only on the bottom for 2/3mins
as it was only 10deg water temp so it was cold with just over 3h deco to do
the wreck is covered in dead man's fingers
the viz was good with a torch but i had one of my greenforce torches not turn on
i had a video camera clipped to me so got some footage of the wreck
the current hardly moved we unclipped the station from the shot and we hardly moved for around 20mins
in total in just over 3h we moved around 1/3 of a mile we had a few big ships go past but all was ok
Jon Adams, Gary Liddell and me that got to the wreck only Jon and me moved off the shot Gary came down just as we where on the way back up the shot but he saw the wreck
Ted's ccr failed in 10m of water so he got out!
also Gary's inspo lid came undone and Ted sorted that out for him before he descended