Lost inside a wreck at 45m (again) :D

[Scubee]

Glad it all turned out OK.
I am supposed to be diving the Mol for the first time in june... I hope the viz is better by then

[Richard Greenwood]

Good post, Mark.

Janos said you know the Mol quite well, but do you think your experiences on the course in Mexico helped "fine tune" your senses inside the wreck??

Richard

[wreckweasel]

Originally Posted by Richard Greenwood

do you think your experiences on the course in Mexico helped "fine tune" your senses inside the wreck??

Oh god yes, now he can get lost absolutely fucking anywhere

[jptaylor9]

Originally Posted by Scubee

I am supposed to be diving the Mol for the first time in june... I hope the viz is better by then

The viz is normally OK to Good on the Mol, hope you enjoy the dive.

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by jptaylor9

Good to see Mark & Janos, but I was astonished to see AndyP pull up in his car...

Got down & headed to the bows, noticed buddy shining touch upwards, did the same & realised we're in the wreck! Turned & went back, not sure if we got out of the wreck, but ended up in another internal section I recognised. Followed this to a dead end then turned (viz was better here), I knew there was an exit low on my left hand side which I eventually found. Could see some torches outside, but the bright light that normally illuminates the exists was missing. It was very dark as Janos commented.

We then spent the rest of the dive on the upper deck section looking for bits of brass to rescue, which my buddy eventually did.

After just over 50mins on the wreck we called it a day & started our ascent, I guessed everyone else would be waiting for us & eager to head for home

That sounds very much like the bit we were in

ATB

Mark

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by Richard Greenwood

Good post, Mark.

Janos said you know the Mol quite well, but do you think your experiences on the course in Mexico helped "fine tune" your senses inside the wreck??

Richard

LOL

No it was purely prior knowledge of the wreck.

That was my 18th Moldavia dive I have dived inside it many many times and its swiss cheese with loads of exits. It was only the fact we had little or no ambient light to show up the big holes that made it a tad difficult. Just keep going and you will find a hole big enough to get out with ease.

It is however a VERY easy wreck to accidentally get inside so if you're on OC and don't know it its best to lay a line in low viz. The only issue that would have greatly concerned me is turning around to find the viz kicked to zero.
A touch exit is no fun at all no matter how confident you are.

With regard to the CCR failing, I had 250bar of 18/45 in a 10ltr and my Sac is 12 so at 45m I had about 35mins to find a way out and then Id be on Andrews 18/45.

Seeing as the CCR was fine and we were 25mins in, I had about five and a half hours on the CCR


ATB

Mark

[Steve S]

Originally Posted by Richard Greenwood

Good post, Mark.

Janos said you know the Mol quite well, but do you think your experiences on the course in Mexico helped "fine tune" your senses inside the wreck??

Richard

He's not Spiderman is he? Mark I'm glad you and Andy made it out ok, even on wrecks I know I'd still line off in poor viz, but then I waste most of my gas so time is more pressing

Safe diving,
Steve

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by Scubee

Glad it all turned out OK.
I am supposed to be diving the Mol for the first time in june... I hope the viz is better by then

Prior to this worst viz i ever had was 5m. 10 being more like the norm for this area due to a lovely gravel sea bed. The weather all week prior was incredibly bad.

The Moll is usually a banker for reasonable to good viz.

In 20m+ it has to be one of the best dives in the UK.

When you dive it if you find you reach the stern (often happens due to the way its shot). Don't go round the end just turn and come back higher up on the deck. Nothing round that corner but acres of sheet steel.

If you drop in on a gravel bed with the main wreck behind you then turn right and look out for the gun pointing at the sky. This is my favorite dive on the Moll

ATB

Mark

[Paul Oliver]

Yes, when i finally got on her last year with the Dud we had a good look at the bottom of the hull/keel before finding the interesting bits

[nickb]

Originally Posted by Steve S

...even on wrecks I know I'd still line off in poor viz

Which is just as well, 'cos Tootricky and I had to rely on yours when we found ourselves inside the Sky last Easter

I bought myself a Pathfinder after that little episode