Last week I spent 5 days diving around the beautiful peninsula of Kintyre with the Dunoon based dive operator Wreckspeditions and the BSAC Dive Club - Barzero from Hertfordshire. Our plan was to dive some of the many shipwrecks that have come to grief around the Mull of Kintyre and Sanda Island. Below are some of the photographs from these … [Read more...]
Gigha Dive 2021
Last weekend we returned to Ferry Farm at Tayinloan, a perfect base for diving the west coast of the Kintyre Peninsula, south east Islay and Rathlin. Tayinloan has a commercial ferry slip which can be used for launching boats at all states of the tide. After many weeks of calm and sunny weather we were greeted by strong winds and low cloud on … [Read more...]
Sound of Mull – Revisited
A recent trip to Lochaline to stay ashore in the Highland Basecamp dive centre allowed us to revisit some of the popular shipwrecks in the Sound of Mull. The 'relatively sheltered' and tidal waters of the Sound provide ideal conditions for recreational scuba divers, and support a number of dive related businesses. During our stay we … [Read more...]
Return to the SS Europa
Last Sunday saw a return to the wreck of the SS Europa off Cloch Lighthouse, I last dived this wreck in 2006. I was interested to see if there would be any change to the structure, marine life or underwater conditions and water clarity. I can report that conditions remain very similar, the section of my log for underwater visibility remains at "2-3 … [Read more...]
Update on the Kaami
The motor vessel Kaami ran aground earlier this year and was successfully refloated on 4 May 2020. Attached are a couple of extracts from Kishorn Ports website that show the vessels demolition in their massive dry dock facility, not much left, wonder if they have been taking a time lapse. … [Read more...]
