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<font color='#0000FF'>just back from malin after diving a wreck sitting on a rocky bottom at 60 mtrs,a very big submarine with 2 deck guns and a small'ish conning tower with the forward torpedo tubes exposed probably from impact with the sea bed and a huge whole amidships that looks like a bomb blast from an aircraft.
some wreckage is scattered on the seabed but generally sub is intact and although it looks like a seagoing type u-boat further dives would be needed to confirm.
all hatches are open and the 2 deck guns are facing upwards suggesting an aircraft attack??
both forward and aft compartments have torpedoes present and shells are scattered around the deck guns again suggesting an action that caused the loss of the boat.
the size of the boat is much larger than the usual u-boat and despite being in 60 mtr a torch is not required other than to look inside the hull,the vis was about 25 mtrs and the wreck had more fish than could be counted this caused us to believe it was a much bigger wreck than a sub before we dived it as it looked massive on the sounder.
a very good dive i have to say despite a 25 mile run out to it,i will dive it again with a digital video and post a few picks and maybe some one who knows about these things might shed some light on it.
depth 60 mtrs gas 12/43 tx ccr 1.3 setpoint.
bt 25 mins tdt 52 mins.
cheers
barrie
<font color='#0000FF'>just back from malin after diving a wreck sitting on a rocky bottom at 60 mtrs,a very big submarine with 2 deck guns and a small'ish conning tower with the forward torpedo tubes exposed probably from impact with the sea bed and a huge whole amidships that looks like a bomb blast from an aircraft.
some wreckage is scattered on the seabed but generally sub is intact and although it looks like a seagoing type u-boat further dives would be needed to confirm.
all hatches are open and the 2 deck guns are facing upwards suggesting an aircraft attack??
both forward and aft compartments have torpedoes present and shells are scattered around the deck guns again suggesting an action that caused the loss of the boat.
the size of the boat is much larger than the usual u-boat and despite being in 60 mtr a torch is not required other than to look inside the hull,the vis was about 25 mtrs and the wreck had more fish than could be counted this caused us to believe it was a much bigger wreck than a sub before we dived it as it looked massive on the sounder.
a very good dive i have to say despite a 25 mile run out to it,i will dive it again with a digital video and post a few picks and maybe some one who knows about these things might shed some light on it.
depth 60 mtrs gas 12/43 tx ccr 1.3 setpoint.
bt 25 mins tdt 52 mins.
cheers
barrie