A Corkhead’s Chronicle: Experiences of a Royal Navy Clearance Diver 1955 – 76 By: David J Lott BEM A riveting page-turner, ‘A Corkhead’s Chronicle’ is an enthralling, warts-and-all account of one man’s life and experiences as a Royal Navy Clearance… Read More ›
It has long been recognised that fish are attracted to old wrecks, debris and other man-made structures such as offshore gas and oil platforms. Offering static surfaces that drifting marine life can cling onto, they provide refuge and shelter for… Read More ›
To state the obvious: water, being a denser medium than air, is a good conductor of sound. This property has both advantages and disadvantages to the diver. On the plus side, sound is magnified and can be heard over vast… Read More ›
Although never, ‘The Silent World’, the physical limitations of a water environment continue to pose problems for divers intent on communicating effectively with their companions, or with the surface. While advances in surface-to-diver, diver-to-diver voice communications systems have had an… Read More ›
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.” – from Kenneth Grahame’s, ‘Wind In The Willows’ The boundless opportunities for exploration and discovery are carrying… Read More ›
Considered by some to be the ultimate diving challenge, the wrecks and remains of sunken vessels hold a fascination all of their own. Leaving to one side concerns about the rights and wrongs of removing artefacts from wrecks, there’s a… Read More ›
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