Exiles In London
Welcome All, BSAC 406 exiles (London Branch) reunion. Geoff tells the story: I hope all is well. A few 406 Exiles met up last week for some drinks and tales of past adventures with SWDC. A pleasant Saturday afternoon in early August provided an opportunity for a few past members of BSAC 406 (and a […]
Jumbo – Neptune And Jelly Fish
Welcome All, There a few people away at the moment but we managed to get a team of six out to the Jumbo and Neptune on Friday. The sea state was a bit lumpy but not too bad and we made it out to the Jumbo in reasonable, if not quite record-breaking time. Mike and Allen […]
The Dara – Further Updates
Welcome All, There was no diving the previous weekend as too many people were away, hence no email as I couldn’t think of anything intelligent to write (yes, very funny over there). No such problem this week; first a short message from Angela: That I can believe.———————————Those of us who prefer the easy life took a boat […]
Nemo At Location Unknown
Going Pro On The Dara
Welcome All, Please see below link for this weeks’ video footage from The Dara. Go-Pro footage was filmed by Alan as you will see waving on camera. Thank you Alan. Ian’s ( Dive Officer ) weekly Dive Log will follow. Enjoy and please do join us at the club if you are interested in joining us […]
MV Dara Wreck – BSAC 406 – Geoff Patch
MV Dara – BSAC 406 Welcome All, Following on from the below feature of the MV Dara I’ve included some video footage filmed by Geoff in 2017. BSAC 406 You Tube links can be found by following the below linked button. You Tube Link to BSAC 406
Sea King 5 Revisited
Measuring The Sea King Welcome All, We took a boat out at the weekend on an almost flat calm sea which doesn’t happen that often. The first target was the Sea King 5, a small cargo vessel sitting in about 30m of water off Sharjah, which went down in 2013 in mysterious circumstances. The general […]
MV DARA
Welcome All, I’ve split the Dive Logs into two separate features this week. The second dive this week was on the MV Dara. Ian reports;There’s been a lot of WhatsApp discussion on the Dara over the last week or so. The link below is an article published in the National in April 2011, around the […]
Victoria Star – Special Feature
Welcome All, Special feature this week is of the Victoria Star. The pictures and video capture the wreck in the early days and shows the fixtures in situ. Update from the wreck this week is that the Victoria Star continues to disintegrate. You can now swim right through the Captain’s cabin and the starboard side […]
New DM In The House – Mr Nick
Welcome All, Actually, this should have gone in last week’s email but I forgot. Congratulations to Nick on his DM! No words needed on the training that goes into becoming a Dive Master. Well done Nick. See below for a day in the life of a DM from the Wanderers. DIVE TRAINING DEMO