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Andy M Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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SCUBA or ELSE! Diver's forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:22:34 +0000
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>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 ?
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 !
Cheers........

Andy Johnson
Senior Product Support Specialist
UK Hardware Front Office
Basingstoke AL1C
Tel: 01256 34 1490 (Hunting Group 24hr)
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