Diving
Dives
I've dived with Rosanne Padua 7 times:
| Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29
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16 Nov 1980 | Catalina | Great Cumbrae | Clyde | Scotland |  |
26 | 25 | 25 | Iain Hosking, Rosanne Padua |  |
Shore dive. Snorkelled out with Rosanne and went down buoy rope to the plane. Dive interrupted when I found I had no weight belt. Catalina is lying parallel to the shore, starboard wing in the sand, port wing pointing towards the surface. No cockpit, engines, tailplane, rudder etc, but recognisable as a Catalina. Covered in plumose anemones. Visibility 6-10ft. Wind force 2. | ABLJ 1, steel 69. | |
| 31
|
25 Jan 1981 | Lochgoilhead | At the head of Loch Goil | Kintyre | Scotland | 9 | 30 | 30 | Iain Hosking, Rosanne Padua |  |
Laying mooring for a friend of Robin's. Rosanne and I were down three times, attaching a large anchor to a heavy chain to form one end of the mooring, and then marking the centre of the chain for the attachment of a smaller chain with the buoy attached. Water freezing, vis good until silt kicked up. | ABLJ 6, steel 60 | ||
| 58
|
19 Jul 1981 | Eyemouth | Forth | Scotland | 13 | 30 | 30 | Iain Hosking, Doc Mitchell, Robin Gray, Rosanne Padua | |
Dived below Scoutscroft caravan site. Quite pretty rock walls and sandy bottom with a variety of fish. Some current. Good weather. Vis 10m. | Steel 69. | |||
| 60
|
2 Aug 1981 | Fidra | North Berwick | Forth | Scotland | 13 | 35 | 35 | Iain Hosking, Rosanne Padua | |
Lobster-hunting expedition - very successful. Rosanne and I caught two lobsters and seven crabs. Also saw a small octopus and some very pretty plumose anemones. Water warm. Vis 4-5m. | Al 56 | ||
| 138
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5 Jul 1983 | Karlsruhe | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | |
24 | 38 | 50 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide, Grace Franz, Rosanne Padua |  |
First part of dive with Geoff. Checked knots holding battle bridge door open then Geoff clambered inside, found the telegraph was loose and heaved it out. Tied it to shotline and surfaced. Second half of dive, somewhat later [48 minutes], taking Rosanne and Grace down. Grace cut the ropes holding the door open, and it shut with a resounding boom! | Twin 60s, + 6lbs weight | |
| 139
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5 Jul 1983 | Brummer | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | |
34 | 21 | 32 | Iain Hosking, Rosanne Padua | |
Saw and recognised bows at last! Wreck on starboard side. Swam aft through bridge latticework and midships gun to stern superstructure and back. | Twin 60s, + 6lbs | |
| 143
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7 Jul 1983 | Dresden | Scapa Flow | Orkney | Scotland | |
30 | 14 | 16 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide, Rosanne Padua | |
Most conservative interpretation of US Navy tables gave 15 minutes at 30m after a 4.5 hour surface interval. Quick stern to stern of wreck with Rosanne and Geoff. Saw torpedo ready tubes. No stops. | Twin 60s, +6lbs |