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Back to the underwater variety of diving, we had two boats and ten divers out on Friday. The promised cyclone never arrived and in fact, the sea was as flat calm as you could possibly wish for. The first target was the Jumbo, which lies just over 30km from Al Khan in about 23m of water. This is a cargo ship that was known to exist for a number of years but couldn’t be found. It finally turned up on a seabed survey carried out for the Palm Island dredging and we’ve been diving it ever since. Other than this, not much is known about the vessel or how it came to be there. Despite the spring tide, there was little current and the viz was reasonable. The wreck is home to large shoals of snappers and there were also some batfish and angelfish swimming around. The wreck has some easy swim-throughs and a large propeller to look at. The stern and bow sections are recognizable but in between, the wreck is fairly broken up. Given that the sea was still flat, we decided to go to the Neptune which is very close. This is an upturned barge that came to grief in 1973 whilst supporting a drilling rig. It dragged its anchor, sunk the rig and ended up capsizing itself whilst under tow back to shore. Once only moderately interesting, the deteriorating state of the wreck means that new holes are opening up for exploration. There are a couple of easy swim-throughs from one side to the other but other routes need more care and experience. Again, there was a great deal of fish life even if not much was very large. Within the video above our club boats SP125 & SP312 get thier weekly drive out to the dive sites. ---------------------------------- On Saturday we had a try-dive to hopefully get a few more people interested. Some pictures from the day are below. Many thanks to Michelle and her team, also to Cara, Allen and Brian. We had six people who gave it a go, plus one other who was interested but was ill and couldn’t participate. They all stuck around for the barbecue. Please see the video above for a snapshot of where your diving can start and the opportunities beyond. Divers find their own niche from conservation, photography, extended range diving amongst many other specialities. ----------------------------------- Last Tuesday we had a presentation and discussion with Adrian Collier, BSAC’s Business Development Manager. This was to give us some ideas about marketing the club and growing it in size. Obviously, some of the constraints we operate under are not the same as the UK, but it was still very worthwhile. It was also good to touch base with someone from the BSAC HQ. Thank you for your time Adrian. ----------------------------------- Saad is organizing an event later this month: https://www.somewhatsalty.com/tdb/ Deco is an unavoidable part of deep diving. The Deco Breakfast elegantly presents facts & fundamentals, as well as strategies & controversies. The two presentations will be of value to divers who enjoy diving in the 40m to 100m range. Registration is now open. ---------------------------------- DAN insurance website: https://www.daneurope.org/home ---------------------------------- The Dive Club meets every Tuesday night in the Dive Bar. See you there!
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