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Cornwall is one of the finest diving areas in the UK. The famous coastline
is washed by the warm, clear waters of the Atlantic Gulf Stream
which bring excellent underwater visibility.
Big Squid have chartered the hard boat under
pressure , we are restricted to 10 divers on this trip
We will be staying in Falmouth in bed and breakfast accommodation at
the Trevoil
guest house in twin share accommodation.
Over 100 ships are known to have been wrecked here, including the "Mohegan"
which some divers claim is haunted! Along with the obvious
wreck diving, the Manacles offer superb scenic dives
at a range of depths on rocky pinnacles such as Raglan
Rock, Penwin and Vase Rock. The area is teeming with
anemones, crustaceans and fish. this is also basking
shark season we saw a few of them in May 2008
Another nearby dive site is the wreck of the cargo ship "Volnay" which
sank, without loss of life, in mid December 1917. This steamer
was arriving from Canada with supplies of ammunition for the
Western Front - but also coffee, sugar, jam, butter and other
luxuries that were scarce during the Great War.
In the days following the sinking, the locals were thrilled
to see such quantities of these goodies washing ashore that
the beach was covered to the point leaving no room to launch
boats. They must have had a memorable Christmas that year!
info
on dive sites here Not
included: dive
equipment,
£20 per day, suit hire £15 per day, nitrox £8
per fill
Included: tanks weights, ,4 dives and bed and breakfast
and lunch for 2 days booking
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