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Wreck Mystery Solved

25th July 2009 By Richard Booth Several years ago, Tyneside 114 use to dive its own secret wreck. Originally, Dave Simpson had discovered the site, whilst he was completing survey work for one of the local water companies. Trips were made in secret, to avoid other divers finding this wreck. Situated in 30 metres of …

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Somali Dive

14th June 2009 by Richard Booth It was an early start from Beadnel to reach the site of the Somali in order to catch slack water, but this effort turned out to be well worth the effort. Arriving on site it was evident that many other divers had had the same idea as we were …

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Mull Christmas Trip

December 2008 With a mixed weather forecast we loaded our dive kit aboard the in the Elizabeth G at Oban railway pier. Next morning with a freshening south easterly breeze the Elizabeth G headed up the Sound of Mull. It soon became evident however that the conditions were too rough to dive the wreck of …

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Oban Weekend

31st October – 2nd November 2008 by Nic Faulks A final check of the weather report on Friday 31 st October stated that the weather for the weekend on the west coast of Scotland would be calm, cool and clear. As we set off towing the boat up the A1 and into Scotland , we …

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SS Coryton & Plough Rock

18th October 2008 With a brisk westerly breeze blowing, both of the Tyneside RIBs motored out of Seahouses Harbour before turning North and opening up the throttles and speeding up the coast past Bamburgh Castle towards Lindisfarne. The aim of the days diving was to locate the wreck of the SS Coryton off Ross Sands …

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Eyemouth

20th September 2008 The concrete slip at Eyemouth harbour is one that requires a degree of careful planning if the intention is to launch and recover the boat in the same day, for the end of the slip drops away to the harbour bottom in a series of short sharp steps, making the recovery of …

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Shetlands Diving Odyssey

17th-22nd August 2008 Inspired by an article on diving the green waters of the Shetlands in DIVE magazine, eight intrepid members of Tyneside 114 set forth upon the five-hour drive to Aberdeen ferry port. On arrival, dive kit was quickly loaded aboard a pre-booked wheeled trolley before boarding the waiting ferry. It’s an all night …

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Dive on the SS Hanne

17th June 2008 Despite a somewhat overcast evening with the odd spot of rain, we had a full turnout of 12 divers for the Tuesday evening dive from the MV Spellbinder. With a brisk South Westerly breeze but a relatively flat sea, Spellbinder headed up the coast towards Blyth to dive the wreck of the …

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Lochinver Expedition

May 2008 by Andy Hunt After last year’s successful club expedition to Islay, the aim for the 2008 season was to find another remote area of the country where diving of a more exploratory and adventurous nature could be conducted. Like the earlier Islay trip of 2007, this latest expedition was to be a self …

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Farnes Islands

3rd May 2008 Conditions for the bank holiday weekend were not brilliant with brisk South Easterly winds predicted for most of the weekend. This proved to be the case for the Saturday when Seawitch was launched at Seahouses. The weather conditions inevitably greatly limited the possible dive sites that could be safely dived. This situation …

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Farne Islands

28th April 2008 By Richard Booth At last a break in the recent weather which offered the realistic chance of getting out and diving the Farnes. With a stiff South Westerly breeze, we new that the choice of good dive sites would be limited, but nevertheless five club members headed up to Seahouses and launched …

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Stoney Cove

24th February 2008 By Richard Booth So far the start of 2008 has been dominated by strong winds and big sea’s, resulting in less than ideal diving conditions off the North East coast. Capernwray and Ellerton have their advantages when the sea is too rough to dive, but there is a limit to the fun …

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Oslofjord Wreck Dive

28th August 2007 Only four divers turned up this Tuesday evening, with some of the regular attendees being away on family holidays making the most of the bank holiday break. On the plus side however, two of the group were brand new to the Tuesday evening dive programme. Indeed for Peter Lumley, recently returned from …

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Beadnel Bay – Shore Dive

26th August 2007 Conditions proved ideal for a successful shore dive at Beadnel this last August Bank holiday weekend. For once the sun shone, and a light westerly breeze ensured a calm sea and reasonable underwater visibility. The combination of these conditions proved ideal for a gentle dive that allowed Peter Lumley to try out …

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