Jack Ingle Expedition - Malta, Nov 2006

[Nick Kay]

1. Please note I'm posting this as it was an email sent to me by Jack and I thought YDers might be interested.
2. Please not get into the "thats expensive / you can do better / he has to make a profit / etc" arguments


Jack Ingle Technical Diving
Malta Wreck Diving Expedition 2006
We are planning a weeks Wreck diving in Malta during our winter period as water and air temperatures are still very good in the Mediterranean

The diving dates are planned for the first 2 weeks in November

The diving is stunning with excellent visibility and fabulous wrecks. The dives are all around the 40 to 60 metre range with some excellent WW2 wrecks. The expedition will be limited to 12 divers and the cost of £400 per diver includes, 5 days hard boat diving (1 dive a day), self catering accommodation, van hire, transfers from airport, air and hire of cylinders, which are 10 litre twinsets.

Nitrox and Helium is available but is not included in the overall price.

Flights are available to Malta at around £160. Best prices have been found on Expedia.com. Please do not book flights until your place on the expedition is confirmed.

The actual dives planned will be arranged around the group of divers and will be dependent on their wishes, qualifications and experience. Please discuss this with Jack Ingle. All divers must be a minimum of Dive Leader, Dive master or equivalent. Some of the sites available are listed below but there are many more.
Le Polynesian
This wreck sits in 60 metres of water and was a French liner. Length 156 metres powered by a steam engine from 12 coal boilers giving her a cruising speed of 17 knots. She was hit by a torpedo from a German U boat in 1918 and lays in 60 metres of water.
HMS Stubborn
This is a British Submarine P238 (S class), built in 1942 and is 66 metres long, she is sitting in 56 metres of water at a 10 degree list. Her armaments were 7 torpedo tubes, a 3 inch gun on the fore deck and one 20mm machine gun behind the conning tower. She carried a crew of 44 men and was scuttled at the end of the war.
HMS Southwold
This is a Hunt Class Destroyer and is 86 metres in length. The Southwold was escorting other vessels when she struck a mine (1942), was taking in tow to Malta but sank before making the safe haven. She sits in 70 metres on her starboard side.
Other sites
This area is littered with many wrecks, mainly from the WW2 era, some of these include Hellespont, HMS St Angelo, Imperial Eagle, HM Drifter Eddy, El Faroud and many more.
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MALTA (2006) EXPEDITION APPLICATION FORM
Week 1: 1st to 5th November
Week 2: 7th to 11th November
To: Jack Ingle, Technical Diving, 83 Hayes Way, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 6RR
Telephone: 020 86506089 mobile: 07759404891 e-mail: Jack@jackingle.co.uk

I would like to reserve a place on the expedition (please ring which week you would prefer). I enclose a deposit of £250 (payable to J.Ingle) and the balance is due 8 weeks prior to expedition)

Name:…………………………………………..Mr/Ms/Mrs……Diver qualification…………...……..
Address………………………………………………………………………...Post code……………..
Telephone………………………………Mobile………………….…e-mail…………………………...