On Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:22:34 +0000, Andy M Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>>Dive two of four over the weekend is on HMS Hood, the 10,000 ton WWI pre-
>>dreadnought ironclad battleship deliberately sunk across an entrance to
>>Portland harbour to prevent submarine entry.  The permanent shotline
>>usually located just off the breakwater on the seaward side of the wreck
>>asn't present, and the outgoing tide was still running slowly, so the
>>skipper pus us in the water just on the harbour side, quick down to the
>>bottom and swim due south.  You can't miss it.

>Errrrmmmm, forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't that the second time your lot
>has missed this behemoth ?

Yes!

>10,000 tons of wreck straight between the harbour walls & he can't find it
>:0-) They don't need a compass, they need a white stick & a Labrador !

Trust me, they have (all) been mercilessly flayed!  See the recent
thread 'New UKRS award winners' on uk.rec.scuba... :-)

Cheers,
Huw
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