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| Originally Posted by GaryRE Sounds good, my only other real wreck dive was on the Zenobia last November. Did some fairly safe penetration around the bridge/galley/cargo decks etc, all within sight of daylight. Is the Somali still pretty intact & can you do some cautious penetration bearing in mind the vis & light? |
I've dived the Somali many times and about 12 to 18 months ago the wreck was blasted again for salvage and the main shotline that was on the boilers, wasn't!!
If you rummage around well enough you are sure to bring up something. Toy lead soldiers were supposed to have been part of the cargo but I've never seen or heard of anyone finding any. Its a slack water dive which may mean early morning or an afternoon job and depth will range from around 27 to about 32 metres, great for nitrox. No penetration and its too well broken up.
There's still plenty of mangled metal and all sorts of crap as its well and truly picked over. Its probably the best dive the Farnes has to offer to the standard divers. However, there are plenty of other good and lesser dived wrecks if you know of them and if the skippers are prepared to take you to them.
Hope the weather improves for you..............Graham