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Dive number	Date	Site	Location	Area	Country	Wreck	Freshwater	Depth (m)	Bottom time (min)	Total time (min)	Divers	Quality	Summary	Equipment
393	18 Feb 1989	Bicheno Slip	Bicheno	Tasmania	Australia			10	30	30	Iain Hosking, Cathy Humphries		Night dive. Well-prepared with 3 torches and a lightstick each, but it still wasn't enough. Followed the stone jetty out of the bay - Cathy found a large conger under the jetty. We also saw a number of cardinalfish, looking stunned in the torchlight. Leatherjackets also behaved strangely, allowing themselves to be handled. Still couldn't tell what kind they were. 3 kinds - brown overall, fawn with blue spots on the back and blue stripes on the face, and light brown with dark brown blotches (the dorsal fin folded into a groove it its head). Also saw an ornate cowfish which was completely unperturbed by us. The highlight was the seahorses which we found attached to the kelp. With some persuasion they would wrap their tail around a diver's finger. Unfortunately we struck a heap of problems at this point - Cathy was too buoyant (air in BC) so her fins were coming off. My torch (Birchley) ran down and Cathy's failed and I accidentally pulled her DV out. However, we navigated back safely, and even saw phosphorescence.

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393

18 Feb 1989

Bicheno Slip

Bicheno

Tasmania

Australia

Iain Hosking, Cathy Humphries

Night dive. Well-prepared with 3 torches and a lightstick each, but it still wasn't enough. Followed the stone jetty out of the bay - Cathy found a large conger under the jetty. We also saw a number of cardinalfish, looking stunned in the torchlight. Leatherjackets also behaved strangely, allowing themselves to be handled. Still couldn't tell what kind they were. 3 kinds - brown overall, fawn with blue spots on the back and blue stripes on the face, and light brown with dark brown blotches (the dorsal fin folded into a groove it its head). Also saw an ornate cowfish which was completely unperturbed by us. The highlight was the seahorses which we found attached to the kelp. With some persuasion they would wrap their tail around a diver's finger. Unfortunately we struck a heap of problems at this point - Cathy was too buoyant (air in BC) so her fins were coming off. My torch (Birchley) ran down and Cathy's failed and I accidentally pulled her DV out. However, we navigated back safely, and even saw phosphorescence.