As requested the sizes for the Meridian polo shirts in inches. There is a minimum run for these of 15 so please order one or more!
Size’s:
XS = 34''
Small = 36''
Med = 38''/40''
Large = 42''
XL = 44''/46''
XXL = 48''
3XL = 50''/52''
suits you sir !
Tad
15 June 2007
13 June 2007
Meridian Diver Polo shirts
Hi all
At the last MD meeting we discussed the Meridian diver polo shirts. The designers have now come back to me with costs (very very good).
Could all those who have an interest in purchasing one of these soon to be very desirable items
let me know the sizes (S M L XL ) and the quantity you require.
You can have any colour you like as long as it is Navy Blue due to the set up costs.
If you do want a shirt drop me an email at paradive@tadtaberer43.fsnet.co.uk costs will be around £16 (payable up front with order) with surplus funds going into MD funds as discussed at the last meeting.
Tad
At the last MD meeting we discussed the Meridian diver polo shirts. The designers have now come back to me with costs (very very good).
Could all those who have an interest in purchasing one of these soon to be very desirable items
let me know the sizes (S M L XL ) and the quantity you require.
You can have any colour you like as long as it is Navy Blue due to the set up costs.
If you do want a shirt drop me an email at paradive@tadtaberer43.fsnet.co.uk costs will be around £16 (payable up front with order) with surplus funds going into MD funds as discussed at the last meeting.
Tad
10 June 2007
PADI Assistant Instructor Performs Textbook Rescue
Meridian Diver Ernie B, a PADI Asst Instructor, had his rescue skills tested for real on 9th June. Thankfully he was not found wanting and without a shadow of a doubt if it wasn’t for his prompt actions and diving skills his buddy, Sheila, might have suffered a severe injury. Meridian Divers don’t have a medal to award but if they did Ernie would surely get it.
Ernie and Sheila descended on a shot line that had been placed on the wreck by another dive boat, on reaching the bottom at around 20m they released the shot line and were about to start their tour when his buddy signalled "Up". As Ernie and Sheila started to launch their Delayed Surface Marker Buoy the attentive and observant Ernie became concerned for the condition of Sheila, he then saw her condition deteriorate and as a result immediately employed his PADI training to recover an unresponsive diver from under water. In textbook fashion he immediately conducted a controlled positive buoyancy ascent (as described in the Rescue Course: Rescue Exercise 6) and brought her to the surface where she was assisted by dive boat crews. Ernie’s buddy was given Oxygen and rushed back to Newhaven aboard the dive boat.
Ernie and Sheila were taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Ernie was released quickly however his buddy who had inhaled water was kept in longer for observations. Neither diver required hyperbaric treatment. Ernie’s fast thinking saved the day, his efforts were supported by the dive boats present. The full rescue was co-ordinated by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency who responded to the dive boat's emergency call and arranged the ambulance and hospital co-ordination along with the RNLI attendance. The Royal Navy diving doctor was, through MCA engagement, able to give a full brief to the hospital. A text book rescue, which prevented a far more serious outcome.
Meridian Divers will be contacting PADI to commend Ernie and others on their response.
Ernie and Sheila descended on a shot line that had been placed on the wreck by another dive boat, on reaching the bottom at around 20m they released the shot line and were about to start their tour when his buddy signalled "Up". As Ernie and Sheila started to launch their Delayed Surface Marker Buoy the attentive and observant Ernie became concerned for the condition of Sheila, he then saw her condition deteriorate and as a result immediately employed his PADI training to recover an unresponsive diver from under water. In textbook fashion he immediately conducted a controlled positive buoyancy ascent (as described in the Rescue Course: Rescue Exercise 6) and brought her to the surface where she was assisted by dive boat crews. Ernie’s buddy was given Oxygen and rushed back to Newhaven aboard the dive boat.
Ernie and Sheila were taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Ernie was released quickly however his buddy who had inhaled water was kept in longer for observations. Neither diver required hyperbaric treatment. Ernie’s fast thinking saved the day, his efforts were supported by the dive boats present. The full rescue was co-ordinated by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency who responded to the dive boat's emergency call and arranged the ambulance and hospital co-ordination along with the RNLI attendance. The Royal Navy diving doctor was, through MCA engagement, able to give a full brief to the hospital. A text book rescue, which prevented a far more serious outcome.
Meridian Divers will be contacting PADI to commend Ernie and others on their response.
Wreck of the Brisbane ~ 9th June 2007
Another lovely sunny day and seven divers with two crew went to sea to dive the wreck of the Brisbane on a low tide. On arrival at the dive site "MV Sea Zones" had shotted the the wreck and were putting divers down. They were happy with our divers using their shot line and our divers went down in a 2 , 3 , 2 pattern.
The sea was flat calm and the vis was pretty good at about 3 to 4 m. This is the tale of the 3 diver buddy team! The wreck stood in 24m of water and the uppermost points were at about 17 to 18 metres. So a nice shallow dive on a benign sea!
We arrived at the wreck amidships on the port side. From there we slowly made our way to the bow which was very well defined and stood proud of the sea bed. The plating on the bows sides was pretty much intact but both sides had a pattern of small holes allowing us to peep into the wreck. The forecastle area of the wreck was reduced to a framework.
It was a luck dive for Keeley B ( a student of one of the Sussex universties) because she had lost her large halogen dive lamp on the wreck. We found this lamp and later returned it to her. Now that was luck Keeley!
Our team of three followed the port gunwhale to the bow then descended to the bottom before returning to the deck and tracking aftwards along the starboard side. It was a superb dive with the low depth helping to give us a very long bottom time. There was little or no current and the visibilty was very good for the time of year.
The Brisbane is a big wreck and after such a good dive I think we must think about diving her more often!
The ride back to Newhaven was more novel than usual but landed us back on the quayside in time the usual post-dive debrief over and egg and bacon butty at the Coral Cafe!
Max depth 24m , bottom time 54 minutes.
The sea was flat calm and the vis was pretty good at about 3 to 4 m. This is the tale of the 3 diver buddy team! The wreck stood in 24m of water and the uppermost points were at about 17 to 18 metres. So a nice shallow dive on a benign sea!
We arrived at the wreck amidships on the port side. From there we slowly made our way to the bow which was very well defined and stood proud of the sea bed. The plating on the bows sides was pretty much intact but both sides had a pattern of small holes allowing us to peep into the wreck. The forecastle area of the wreck was reduced to a framework.
It was a luck dive for Keeley B ( a student of one of the Sussex universties) because she had lost her large halogen dive lamp on the wreck. We found this lamp and later returned it to her. Now that was luck Keeley!
Our team of three followed the port gunwhale to the bow then descended to the bottom before returning to the deck and tracking aftwards along the starboard side. It was a superb dive with the low depth helping to give us a very long bottom time. There was little or no current and the visibilty was very good for the time of year.
The Brisbane is a big wreck and after such a good dive I think we must think about diving her more often!
The ride back to Newhaven was more novel than usual but landed us back on the quayside in time the usual post-dive debrief over and egg and bacon butty at the Coral Cafe!
Max depth 24m , bottom time 54 minutes.
08 June 2007
Lancer II Weekend ~ 2nd & 3rd June 2007
Saturday 02/06/07
Lancer II
Arrived on the wreckless seabed, followed the anchor's drag marks, bounced the anchor along the seabed and wondered how many divers I was flying like kites. Reached the end of the drag marks and still no wreck. I was just working out how to get my kites to do a loop when Stephan saved them with some inspired compass work. A patch of darker water became a shoal of Bib. The shoal became the bow of the Lancer, a pebble dashed wall of pink and white Plumose anemones. Marsh mallows. Circling the bows we headed aft. Checked out the sea life apartments in the boiler tubes, crab and blennie neighbours. Hope they've got adequate parking, nothing worse than having to lug your kit for miles because of inadequate parking facilities. Some of the tubes were empty, second homers presumably. I'm musing about great crab hooks filling the skies of Newhaven and hoicking residents off their balconies and out of their flats when Stephen spots the biggest crab I've ever seen, huge barnacled claws, then a lobster who didn't seem to have any claws at all. Up the DSMB through sphere and teardrop shaped plankton, every metre or so a couple of strings with a tiny jelly fish type thing on the end, pulsating iridescent fringes. Must come up with a signal for "Not over there, here, here on the end of my finger"
Splash point gullies - 2m viz
We plough through the soup peering at sea life and each other. Fan worms withdraw into their tubes, velvet swimming crabs hunker down in their crevices and a couple of intimate edible crabs blush, "Excuse me, terribly sorry"
Sunday 03/06/07
Lancer II
Into the waves, drop down a couple of metres, then back up for extra weight for some, down again but a sticky ear slows things down, I'm about to give up and surface when it equalises. At the bottom of the shot a lobster and a lump of wreckage away from the main wreck. Chris launches the anchor on a lift bag, and reels off to find the wreck, Tad lifts the line clear of the wreckage and looks like a dog owner in the park. Chris' regulator woofs in the distance and a cloud of silt billows out of the murk, he's found a bone? Chris returns and we try the opposite direction. Bib hug the wreck and lead the way. Ascending the hull we find what could have been a spare anchor. Peering into a hole I spot a conger, point it out to Chris but fail to realise he can't see it from his angle and watch with growing concern as he pokes his head in the hole tickling it's nose with his exhaust bubbles. Must come up with a signal for "Not over there, here, here on the end of my finger"
Bimble, bimble, Tompot blennies pout for pictures, blob and up.
Plankton fields forever.
Surface to discover the Sussex coast being erased by a fog bank, white cliffs of Beachy head, splash point and then Newhaven disappear. Returning to a marina encompassed by fog. Newhaven is transformed. The hills seem to crowd the harbour, I feel like I'm in Cornwall.
Lancer II
Arrived on the wreckless seabed, followed the anchor's drag marks, bounced the anchor along the seabed and wondered how many divers I was flying like kites. Reached the end of the drag marks and still no wreck. I was just working out how to get my kites to do a loop when Stephan saved them with some inspired compass work. A patch of darker water became a shoal of Bib. The shoal became the bow of the Lancer, a pebble dashed wall of pink and white Plumose anemones. Marsh mallows. Circling the bows we headed aft. Checked out the sea life apartments in the boiler tubes, crab and blennie neighbours. Hope they've got adequate parking, nothing worse than having to lug your kit for miles because of inadequate parking facilities. Some of the tubes were empty, second homers presumably. I'm musing about great crab hooks filling the skies of Newhaven and hoicking residents off their balconies and out of their flats when Stephen spots the biggest crab I've ever seen, huge barnacled claws, then a lobster who didn't seem to have any claws at all. Up the DSMB through sphere and teardrop shaped plankton, every metre or so a couple of strings with a tiny jelly fish type thing on the end, pulsating iridescent fringes. Must come up with a signal for "Not over there, here, here on the end of my finger"
Splash point gullies - 2m viz
We plough through the soup peering at sea life and each other. Fan worms withdraw into their tubes, velvet swimming crabs hunker down in their crevices and a couple of intimate edible crabs blush, "Excuse me, terribly sorry"
Sunday 03/06/07
Lancer II
Into the waves, drop down a couple of metres, then back up for extra weight for some, down again but a sticky ear slows things down, I'm about to give up and surface when it equalises. At the bottom of the shot a lobster and a lump of wreckage away from the main wreck. Chris launches the anchor on a lift bag, and reels off to find the wreck, Tad lifts the line clear of the wreckage and looks like a dog owner in the park. Chris' regulator woofs in the distance and a cloud of silt billows out of the murk, he's found a bone? Chris returns and we try the opposite direction. Bib hug the wreck and lead the way. Ascending the hull we find what could have been a spare anchor. Peering into a hole I spot a conger, point it out to Chris but fail to realise he can't see it from his angle and watch with growing concern as he pokes his head in the hole tickling it's nose with his exhaust bubbles. Must come up with a signal for "Not over there, here, here on the end of my finger"
Bimble, bimble, Tompot blennies pout for pictures, blob and up.
Plankton fields forever.
Surface to discover the Sussex coast being erased by a fog bank, white cliffs of Beachy head, splash point and then Newhaven disappear. Returning to a marina encompassed by fog. Newhaven is transformed. The hills seem to crowd the harbour, I feel like I'm in Cornwall.
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| lancer0306 |
05 June 2007
Web Fame!
May be this www thingy is better than we thought! Whenever I search the web for things I find thousands of links that take me all over the place. But, luckily it seems there are people out there who can work it better than me or may just have a certain knack when it comes to fishing around for info. I had an email from a diver called Dave who had a try dive in Greece who said:-
"I found you on the web, saw pics of xmas party and was intrigued when you wrote about" what we are" or was it "who we are" , it seems to me that dive shops want to put you through padi and then leave you to your own devices find a boat and a buddy or join their club for a fee, last year I did a try dive on holiday and thought i might learn, but once qualified where would I go diving, so i thought if i came to one of your meetings you might be able to offer advice"
Dave must have had one heck of a try dive if he has had to confront all those concerns so soon in his diving career. Of course I sent him an invite to come along to the good ol'Berwick. So just may be we'll seem him and he won't remain the 'Mystery Diver'.
"I found you on the web, saw pics of xmas party and was intrigued when you wrote about" what we are" or was it "who we are" , it seems to me that dive shops want to put you through padi and then leave you to your own devices find a boat and a buddy or join their club for a fee, last year I did a try dive on holiday and thought i might learn, but once qualified where would I go diving, so i thought if i came to one of your meetings you might be able to offer advice"
Dave must have had one heck of a try dive if he has had to confront all those concerns so soon in his diving career. Of course I sent him an invite to come along to the good ol'Berwick. So just may be we'll seem him and he won't remain the 'Mystery Diver'.
PADI UK Diving Promotional Video
For your info PADI have produced a video promoting UK diving , it's now on You Tube and you can visit it via the link below:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCjvU3d6tQo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCjvU3d6tQo
31 May 2007
Shoreham Diving....
Simon T has forwarded me the following dive opportunities from Iles-World -of-Diving, if anyone is interested:-
July dates:-
Monday 2nd July - SW Rocks DRIFT 12-14 metres depth - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £20
Saturday 7th July - Stanwold wreck 27-31 metres depth - meet at marina 8.15am, phone mobile 6.30am - advanced or above - £30
Saturday 7th July - Pentrych wreck 24-25 metre depth - meet at marina 2.15pm, phone shop 12pm - advanced or above - £25
Sunday 8th July - Indiana wreck 6-7 metres depth - meet at marina 7.15am, phone shop day before! - any qualification - £25
Sunday 8th July - Worthing Wall 13-14 metres depth - meet at marina 12.15pm, phone shop 10am - any qualification - £25
Monday 9th July - Kingmere Rocks DRIFT 14-16 metres depth - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £25
Saturday 14th July - City of London wreck 27-28 metres depth - meet at marina 9.15am, phone mobile 7am - advanced or above - £25
Saturday 14th July - Indiana wreck 6-7 metres depth - meet at marina 2.15pm, phone shop 12pm - any qualification - £25
Sunday 15th July - Miown wreck 10-11 metres depth - meet at marina 9.15am, phone mobile 7am - any qualification - £20
Monday 16th July - Silo Reef DRIFT 5-6 metres depth - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £20
Saturday 21st July - HB Pentrych wreck 20 metres depth + SW Rocks DRIFT (2 dives) - meet at marina 7.15am, phone shop day before! - advanced or above - £45
Sunday 22nd July - Worthing Wall 12-13 metres depth - meet at marina 8.15am, phone mobile 6.30am - any qualification - £25
Sunday 22nd July - Indiana wreck 10-11 metres depth - meet at marina 1.15pm, phone shop 11am - any qualification - £25
Monday 23rd July - SW Rocks DRIFT 13-14 metres depth - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £20
Sunday 29th July - City of London wreck 27-28 metres depth - meet at marina 9.15am, phone mobile 7am - advanced or above - £25
Sunday 29th July - Miown wreck 6-7 metres depth - meet at marina 1.15pm, phone shop 11am - any qualification - £20
Monday 30th July - Worthing Wall DRIFT 12-13 metres - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £25
Simon has booked a place on the dates in red ..any buddies up for it ?
July dates:-
Monday 2nd July - SW Rocks DRIFT 12-14 metres depth - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £20
Saturday 7th July - Stanwold wreck 27-31 metres depth - meet at marina 8.15am, phone mobile 6.30am - advanced or above - £30
Saturday 7th July - Pentrych wreck 24-25 metre depth - meet at marina 2.15pm, phone shop 12pm - advanced or above - £25
Sunday 8th July - Indiana wreck 6-7 metres depth - meet at marina 7.15am, phone shop day before! - any qualification - £25
Sunday 8th July - Worthing Wall 13-14 metres depth - meet at marina 12.15pm, phone shop 10am - any qualification - £25
Monday 9th July - Kingmere Rocks DRIFT 14-16 metres depth - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £25
Saturday 14th July - City of London wreck 27-28 metres depth - meet at marina 9.15am, phone mobile 7am - advanced or above - £25
Saturday 14th July - Indiana wreck 6-7 metres depth - meet at marina 2.15pm, phone shop 12pm - any qualification - £25
Sunday 15th July - Miown wreck 10-11 metres depth - meet at marina 9.15am, phone mobile 7am - any qualification - £20
Monday 16th July - Silo Reef DRIFT 5-6 metres depth - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £20
Saturday 21st July - HB Pentrych wreck 20 metres depth + SW Rocks DRIFT (2 dives) - meet at marina 7.15am, phone shop day before! - advanced or above - £45
Sunday 22nd July - Worthing Wall 12-13 metres depth - meet at marina 8.15am, phone mobile 6.30am - any qualification - £25
Sunday 22nd July - Indiana wreck 10-11 metres depth - meet at marina 1.15pm, phone shop 11am - any qualification - £25
Monday 23rd July - SW Rocks DRIFT 13-14 metres depth - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £20
Sunday 29th July - City of London wreck 27-28 metres depth - meet at marina 9.15am, phone mobile 7am - advanced or above - £25
Sunday 29th July - Miown wreck 6-7 metres depth - meet at marina 1.15pm, phone shop 11am - any qualification - £20
Monday 30th July - Worthing Wall DRIFT 12-13 metres - meet at marina 6.15pm, phone shop 3.30pm - any qualification - £25
Simon has booked a place on the dates in red ..any buddies up for it ?
Littlehampton Dive Trip ~ Sun 15th July
The MD meeting of 3oth May decided to make a day dive trip (two dives, a wreck & a drift) on Sunday 15th July aboard Copperhead II . There are a maximum of eight places. Places will be secured by receipt of payment. First cheques come first served!
Cheques Received:-
1. Chris-P
2. Sheila B
3. Ernie B
4. John D
5. Mandy G
6. Paul G
7. Simon T
8. Jim H
Reserve : Matt W
Update 2/6/07: Trip now fully booked , add a comment if you would like to be a 'reserve'
Cheques Received:-
1. Chris-P
2. Sheila B
3. Ernie B
4. John D
5. Mandy G
6. Paul G
7. Simon T
8. Jim H
Reserve : Matt W
Update 2/6/07: Trip now fully booked , add a comment if you would like to be a 'reserve'
30 May 2007
Newhaven Dive Planning ~ Sat 9th June Low Tide
At the MD meeting on 30th May the following divers indicated that they wanted to join the proposed 1pm boat dive on the above date. Details are being confirmed. Please add a comment if you would like to be added to the list (diaries always mean that there will be a need for reserves!) :-
1. Matt
2. John
3. Simon
4. Ernie
5. Shiela
6. Tad
7. Chris
8. Jim,
9. Mandy
10. Paul
11. Reserve: Stephen
Update 7/6/07: This dive will be on the wreck of the Brisbane . Ropes Off time is 1130hrs BST . Please ensure that you are loaded in good time!
1. Matt
2. John
3. Simon
4. Ernie
5. Shiela
6. Tad
7. Chris
8. Jim,
9. Mandy
10. Paul
11. Reserve: Stephen
Update 7/6/07: This dive will be on the wreck of the Brisbane . Ropes Off time is 1130hrs BST . Please ensure that you are loaded in good time!
Meridian Divers Meeting of 30th May
An impressive turn-out for the meeting kept the pub manager very happy as I'm fairly certain we make up the majority of his takings when we hold our meetings! They always seem keen to know when we are next back!
The numbers meant we could make some provisional bookings for another dive trip and other dives and events. More details on those when the notes of the meeting are produced and circulated. It looks as though the newly planned dive trip to Littlehampton may be oversubscribed and so the usual 'first-come-first-served' principle will have to be applied. As soon as I get a figure for the boat charter I will circulate it and ask for cheques. Receipt of cheques will be the order of booking places.
The enthusiasm to get in the water was really good to see, let's make sure it happens!
The numbers meant we could make some provisional bookings for another dive trip and other dives and events. More details on those when the notes of the meeting are produced and circulated. It looks as though the newly planned dive trip to Littlehampton may be oversubscribed and so the usual 'first-come-first-served' principle will have to be applied. As soon as I get a figure for the boat charter I will circulate it and ask for cheques. Receipt of cheques will be the order of booking places.
The enthusiasm to get in the water was really good to see, let's make sure it happens!
20 May 2007
New EU Valve Standards
For those of you who like their air on the oxygen rich side and have dedicated cylinders for this purpose, new standards for valves on cylinders come into force next year for cylinders using 22% 02 and above. There will be a new type of fitting called the M26 valve thread fitting which is similar to a DIN but slightly bigger.
The UK's HSE have fought against this imposition from some eurocrat but alas have lost. This new standard will known as the BS EN144-2003. This system has been used in the rest of europe since 2003.
There is a petition against this which you can access online at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SCUBA-valves/#detail if you wish to fight against the euro nanny who feels that divers are not capable of knowing what gas is in their own cylinders.
Tad
The UK's HSE have fought against this imposition from some eurocrat but alas have lost. This new standard will known as the BS EN144-2003. This system has been used in the rest of europe since 2003.
There is a petition against this which you can access online at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/SCUBA-valves/#detail if you wish to fight against the euro nanny who feels that divers are not capable of knowing what gas is in their own cylinders.
Tad
Titanic's Sister Ship to become Divers' Paradise
Well that's the headline in the Telegraph which goes on to say :-
When it was launched in 1914 it was intended to be superior to its sister ship the Titanic but, two years later, the Britannic lay at the bottom of the Aegean Sea - the victim of a mine laid by a German U-boat. A project is under way to transform it into a subaquatic paradise for divers and a haven for tourists.
Now that going to be quite a project, not least as the wreck lies in 122 metres of sea water ! One to watch closely! More info and pictures on :-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/20/nship20.xml
When it was launched in 1914 it was intended to be superior to its sister ship the Titanic but, two years later, the Britannic lay at the bottom of the Aegean Sea - the victim of a mine laid by a German U-boat. A project is under way to transform it into a subaquatic paradise for divers and a haven for tourists.
Now that going to be quite a project, not least as the wreck lies in 122 metres of sea water ! One to watch closely! More info and pictures on :-
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/20/nship20.xml
19 May 2007
MCS ~ Your Support Needed
The Marine Conservation Society are seeking support for their representations to Government reagrding the Marine Bill White Paper .
It's very easy to assist to support the MCS, all you need to do is visit the link below and follow their helpful guidance, that's assuming you value our marine environment and want to do something to help it improve:-
http://www.mcsuk.org/mcsaction/marinebill/have+your+say+on+the+marine+bill
It's very easy to assist to support the MCS, all you need to do is visit the link below and follow their helpful guidance, that's assuming you value our marine environment and want to do something to help it improve:-
http://www.mcsuk.org/mcsaction/marinebill/have+your+say+on+the+marine+bill
17 May 2007
Swanage Dive Trip ~ 16th & 17th June 2007
Due to house moving dates we now have a vacancy on the above trip to Swanage with four wreck dives planned. If you are interested please let me know / add a comment.
16 May 2007
Royal Navy Clearance Divers in Action!
Saturday 30th June & Sunday 1st July
Eastbourne Emergency Services Display , or Eastbourne 999 as it is commonly known ,will have a display from the the RN Clearance Divers.
The Southern Diving Unit 2 (or SDU 2) is the team of RN Clearance Divers based at Horsea Island in Portsmouth. Every Clearance Diver undergoes training in the following fields:
- Diving in all types of Naval Diving equipment, to depths of 60 metres.
- Mine Countermeasures ( the clearance of mines at sea).
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal ( Bomb Disposal by sea or land).
- Underwater engineering and Demolitions.
The Divers of SDU 2 are ready for a bomb disposal callout 24hrs a day, 365 days of the year. They are often sent to the assistance of fishing vessels, which have trawled up mines, bombs or torpedoes. On other occasions the team will deal with unexploded ordnance found on the beach, or found inland. Increasingly, the team will be called to suspicious packages, which may be bombs placed by criminals or terrorists.
In a typical year SDU 2 Divers will attend several hundred EOD incidents.
14 May 2007
MCS Dives ~ Spaces for the urgent filling thereof!
June 16th-17th Lyme Bay. Two days hardboat diving from Lyme Regis. The prime aim is to look at the state of the pink sea fan populations on reefs we have surveyed before to compare the current situation with the earlier records. In addition to sea fan surveying divers can contribute to general Seasearch recording and complete qualifying forms, or just take photographs or enjoy the diving. We need a number of divers to fill this trip which will have to be cancelled unless there is a surge in bookings within the next week.
Contact Chris Wood chris@seasearch.org.uk or call 0776142096 for more information.
June 22nd-24th Manacles, Cornwall. Three days diving on the rocky pinnacles and reefs around the Manacles, justly famous for their jewel anemone clad walls, sea fan forests, and if you are very lucky, basking sharks. We have three places available for this weekend.
Contact Brod Mason at brod@brodmason.co.uk or call 07836 570321
June 24th-29th Alderney Channel Islands. Alderney is the least well known of the Channel Islands in terms of diving and Seasearch has been invited to carry out a survey of it's marine life and habitats for the Alderney Wildlife Trust. This is real exploratory diving but to take part you will need to have had previous Seasearch experience. We have either one or three spaces available and for more information contact Chris Wood at chris@seasearch.org.uk or call 0776142096.
If you haven't checked list of dives available for a while go to the MCS website www.mcsuk.org and follow the 'what we do' and 'divers pages' links to see the full list of dives we have organised.
Contact Chris Wood chris@seasearch.org.uk or call 0776142096 for more information.
June 22nd-24th Manacles, Cornwall. Three days diving on the rocky pinnacles and reefs around the Manacles, justly famous for their jewel anemone clad walls, sea fan forests, and if you are very lucky, basking sharks. We have three places available for this weekend.
Contact Brod Mason at brod@brodmason.co.uk or call 07836 570321
June 24th-29th Alderney Channel Islands. Alderney is the least well known of the Channel Islands in terms of diving and Seasearch has been invited to carry out a survey of it's marine life and habitats for the Alderney Wildlife Trust. This is real exploratory diving but to take part you will need to have had previous Seasearch experience. We have either one or three spaces available and for more information contact Chris Wood at chris@seasearch.org.uk or call 0776142096.
If you haven't checked list of dives available for a while go to the MCS website www.mcsuk.org and follow the 'what we do' and 'divers pages' links to see the full list of dives we have organised.
13 May 2007
High Wire Act at Bewl Water
The Anthony Nolan Trust & The British Red Cross Aerial Slide 2007
Join the Anthony Nolan Trust and the British Red Cross on this fundraising challenge weekend. Take off from a tower 100 ft above the Bewl Water reservoir and slide 800ft through the air!
No experience necessary, just a head for heights. Enjoy the thrill of a lifetime! A £15 entry fee and your pledge to raise a minimum sponsorship of £100 is all that’s required. Bring the family and make a day of it.
Saturday 30th and Sunday 1st July
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Thought this might appeal to some of you , especially after a visit to Bewl Water was discussed at the last meeting . Let me know / post a comment if you are interested.
Next Meridian Divers Meeting ~ Wednesday 30th May
Hi y'all
Our industrious Hon Sec, Shiela has produced the notes from our last meeting (25/4/07) which will be sent out today. Thank you Shiela !
Our industrious Hon Sec, Shiela has produced the notes from our last meeting (25/4/07) which will be sent out today. Thank you Shiela !
The next meeting will be held at the:
Berwick Inn at 7.30pm on Wednesday 30th May.
08 May 2007
Help the Ageing
ahoy there all amateur underwater archaeologists.
i am trying to date this piece of water junk found in Malta near the wreck of the Maori. from the corrosion and growth, I reckon it's been there 5-10 years. yay? nay?
so, how long has it been in the water? how much of its wear was suffered at the surface?
the ultimate aim is to identify the make and model (and preferably before all my biker friends find the answer).
Thanks in advance.
PS no reward is offered, but you're free to claim the bike if you're willing to collect it.
i am trying to date this piece of water junk found in Malta near the wreck of the Maori. from the corrosion and growth, I reckon it's been there 5-10 years. yay? nay?
so, how long has it been in the water? how much of its wear was suffered at the surface?
the ultimate aim is to identify the make and model (and preferably before all my biker friends find the answer).
Thanks in advance.
PS no reward is offered, but you're free to claim the bike if you're willing to collect it.
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