This is for scuba divers of any qualification to network, discuss and maybe even plan events.
Let's participate, not spectate
Come on everyone. No use joining a group and not participating. I've tried to start us off but I don't want it to become a monologue. If I had I would have created a blog! You must have something to contribute, a favourite dive site, a funny story, a bit about you and your dive experience/ambitions. Come on there are six of us now, so lets make this group a thriving community.
Come on everyone. No use joining a group and not participating. I've tried to start us off but I don't want it to become a monologue. If I had I would have created a blog! You must have something to contribute, a favourite dive site, a funny story, a bit about you and your dive experience/ambitions. Come on there are six of us now, so lets make this group a thriving community.
Happy New Year
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration (2011/12). I wish you all every sucess in your studies, lives and diving throughout 2012.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year celebration (2011/12). I wish you all every sucess in your studies, lives and diving throughout 2012.
M2 Experimental Submarine
Name: M2
Location: 50°34.580'N 02°33.770'W
Depth: 32m (sea bed)
Description: GB K class Submarine, 89m, adapted for sea plane, loads of sponges, colourful, great dive
History: Launched 1918, sank 1932. This ship was on of 4 planned and 3 built experimental submarines. She was a K class sub. with the forward gun replaced with an aircraft hanger, catapult and crane. The idea was to have a folding sea plane which could be unfolded, launched using the catapult and the recovered by the crane, folded and stored enabling the submarine to submerge. The plane was intended for observation with a view to launching a torpedo as well.
She sank with all hands for disputed reasons. When they began the salvage operation they found the hanger doors partly open. The known events leading up to her disapearance was that she signalled to command her intention to submerge then nothing was heared again form her. A passing ship signalled that they observed a submarine dive tail first.
One theory is that she began to dive before the crew had fully closed the hanger doors and therefore human error caused her to sink.
The second theory is more complexed in that her operational system for surfacing had changed from blowing the tanks to using the rear hydrofoils to push her to and hold her at the surface. This save a considerable amont of launch/recovery time and enabled the sub to wait underwater for the return of the plane. Based on the observation of the passing ship and the unusual method of surfacing used by the sub, this theory states, that they were closing the hanger doors to prepare for a normal dive, when the rear hydrofoil failed and dragged the sub down by it's rear end.
The salvage attempt lasted two years and failed when a storm blew up causing them to lose her just 6 meters from the surface. She now lies upright, intact and sealed. however the hanger doors are open so the hanger can be entered.
Name: M2 Location: 50°34.580'N 02°33.770'W Depth: 32m (sea bed) Description: GB K class Submarine, 89m, adapted for sea plane, loads of sponges, colourful, great dive History: Launched 1918, sank 1932. This ship was on of 4 planned and 3 built experimental submarines. She was a K class sub. with the forward gun replaced with an aircraft hanger, catapult and crane. The idea was to have ...
Getting crabby near the cove!
I was on a drift dive near Lulworth Cove when I noticed a crab. As I placed my hand above and over it to see if it was big enough to collect for supper, I was momentarily distracted by my dive buddy. The distraction gave the crab just enough time to clasp my right hand glove tip.
Much to the amusement of my dive buddy, there then ensued a minute of me attempting to shake the determined little fellow off my glove while trying to aviod it's other claw gaining purchase, before I began to go a little too boyant. Realising I was ascending I was about to reach for my sholder dump valve when I realised there would be a high risk of the little blighter clipping himself onto my air line!
There then ensued a second or two where I slowly started to rise in the water while shaking the crab and blatently failing to reach my dump valve with my left hand! All this time my dive buddy was wasting his air laughing at me when he should have been helping me regain boyancy GRRR! The situation was rescued by the crab! He kindly let go of my glove, enabling me to stabilise my boyancy, just before I went ballistic!
I was on a drift dive near Lulworth Cove when I noticed a crab. As I placed my hand above and over it to see if it was big enough to collect for supper, I was momentarily distracted by my dive buddy. The distraction gave the crab just enough time to clasp my right hand glove tip. Much to the amusement of my dive buddy, there then ensued a minute of me attempting to shake the determined ...
Introductions
Guess what? Yes, this is the place to introduce ourselves. :)
Please include your current dive qualification(s) and training organisation, your future dive training plans (if any) and where you usually go diving. Other information such as the course you are on, other hobbies, work, general location etc are also interesting so please feel free to include as much as you wish. However please refrain from posting personal information such as contact details like addresses, phone numbers or IM.
Guess what? Yes, this is the place to introduce ourselves. :) Please include your current dive qualification(s) and training organisation, your future dive training plans (if any) and where you usually go diving. Other information such as the course you are on, other hobbies, work, general location etc are also interesting so please feel free to include as much as you wish. However please ...
