Diving the Breda

September 29, 2009   

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Second dive this morning with a full face mask (training for Antartica)- slowly getting use to it and to the tagline to the surface bouy. I am driving my buddy mad (I am sure) constantly getting tangled in the line and wrapping myself around them! The water is still very warm at 13C I am slightly missing the kelp forests of Monterey.

We dove on the Breda today below is a video that some other divers took of the wreck. The visibility was really great until a few other buddy pairs came down and the silt was kicked up.

The 6,941gt SS Breda is perhaps one of Scotland’s most famous and most popular wrecks. She sits upright on an even keel in a sheltered bay near Oban, and is easily located and dived. She was built in 1921 in the Netherlands and traded until she became a victim of World War II. Click for more

The third dive (second of the day) we went to look for brachiopods which 350 million years ago ruled the sea. Unfortunately we did not find any however, there were many squat lobsters 180px-galathea_strigosa_02_by_line1and dogfish egg. The scenery was amazing with mist rolling over the hills.

 

One Response to “Diving the Breda”

  1. Looks like a good time ! Hunting in France w Gus looked to be right up my alley ….. take care, stay in touch !!