Jumbo, Neptune & Wreck X
After a couple of weeks of washout conditions, it was good to get back in the water last weekend, even if Dive Marshall, PJ, had to cry off with a heavy cold. That still left a team of six on the boat. The first target was the Jumbo which we found easily enough but which […]
Dirty Diving on Nasteran & Dara
At the weekend we took a trip out the the Nasteran and Dara. The weather had been a bit breezy for a few days previously and although it had calmed down by Friday, the effect on visibility was severely detrimental. It was like pea soup down there and we soon gave up on the Nasteran […]
Neptune & Jumbo, Karen’s Dhow & Lord Nelson
A couple of weeks ago, the first weekend after the Eid, we headed out to the Neptune and Jumbo. The sea was a bit lively on the way out, though nothing too serious, but we persevered and got there without too much trouble. Having wrapped the anchor around one of the fenders we set off […]
Eid Diving in Muscat
The is the story of the Eid trip with a difference. To begin with the journey: we set off early hoping to miss the crush at the border but we were only partially successful. It took three hours to get through which was more than I’d hoped for but at least it was better than […]
Victoria Star – again
A bit late this week I know but I’ve been a bit busy – better late than never anyway!We started off with nine divers but drop-outs reduced this to five by the time we set off. This doesn’t please the Treasurer very much (hi PJ!) but it does make for plenty of room on the […]
Victoria Star
We had a full dive boat at the weekend trip to the Victoria Star. In truth it was rather fuller than it should have been but one boat keeps things simple particularly with the port engine on SP125 still not in working order. The sea was flat calm going out almost to the point of […]
Diving Dara & Ajman Glory
Tuesday evening in the Dive Bar at the Sharjah Wanderers Sports Club I ran out of time to send an email last week so there’s a bit to catch up on. Two weeks ago we ran both boats out to the Dara. There were ten divers in total including Alissar who last dived so long […]
Victoria Stars Again
Normal service almost resumed with the return of most people back from summer expeditions and in the mood to go diving. The target for the weekend was our old friend the Victoria Star. It was originally envisaged as a night dive and we’ll do this at some stage but, maybe because of the short notice, […]
Energy Determination
Back in the UAE too late for the club night last week but in time to go diving on Friday. The trip was a joint expedition with DSDC to visit the Energy Determination, a super-tanker that went down in 1979 during the original Gulf War. There was an explosion on board for reasons unexplained and […]
Von Deutschland
No diving to report this week since too many people were away, myself included. These words come to you from Hamburg, reached via Lübeck, Berlin and Leipzig and I’m now writing this in the Hamburg Holiday Inn room 406 believe it or not.Brian tells me the Energy may be on next Friday – I trust […]