After missing the wreck previously, we arrived early and did a grid search where we saw large drop offs of 5-6m then flat again, confusing. Either way, we shot the wreck on our third attempt and suddenly realised it was slack water!!!

Jane and Simon kitted up first and jumped in and Myself and Nic waited patiently.

• Divers: Simon, Jane
• Max Depth: 17.3 metres
• Dive Time: 28 minutes
• Water temperature: 15 degrees C
• Viz: 3-4 metres
• Dive Details: As we descended the shot line we saw wreck beside us, the grapple was deeper so we descended to the bottom of the shot line to secure the grapple. I think we were in the bow of the Oxshott and the grapple had landed in it. We reeled of the wreck line noticing lots of crabs, gobies and dragonets. I heard Jane scream through her regulator with excitment as a large grey seal swam past us. I think we were then on the wreck of the Gallois because we were following what was possibly the prop shaft when suddenly got very dark, I looked up and I could see that we had wreck above us. Later we came to a wall of steel, probably 7 metres high, we went round it to the left and I think it was probably the stern of the Gallois, the sand at the side of it rose very steeply. I saw a massive lobster walking along the sand beneath me and then the sand seemed to stop us going any further which is just as well as we were nearly at the end of the wreck reel line. We retraced our path returning to the shot line and ascended. Looking forward to diving this one again.

On surfacing they were both quite giddy with excitement making us both kit up quickly.

• Divers: Hayden, Nick
• Max Depth: 19.5 metres
• Dive Time: 46 minutes
• Water temperature: 15 degrees C
• Viz: 4 metres
• Dive Details: On descent we came across the wreckage and it was HUGE coming across the Stern of the Gallois sitting 7-8 m proud of the seabed with large anchors and propellor. Interestingly, on one side the sand was level with the top of the wreck with deep scour around it which is why it wasn’t so obvious on the sounder. We had a good look around the stern with the side of the stern carpeted with life with lots of crabs and lobster everywhere!! Afterwards we swam along the prop shaft where the wreck almost disappeared beneath the sand and went just past onto the open sand where suddenly a big void appeared and dropped 6-7m showing all sorts of internal working before the engine works rose high 3-5m before the two giant boilers sitting again 6-7m high above the seabed. The tide began to run so we hid behind wreckage where we actually ended up going round the engine room and boiler 3 times before following random bits of metal that went deeper and deeper. We followed this as the tide pushed us this way when suddenly a huge shadow emerged which was the bow sitting 8-10m off the seabed but again the sand to either side of the bow raised almost vertically from the scour with the broken end merging into the sand bank and again carpeted in life and crustaceans. With the tide running we drifted away from the wreck and ascended by DSMB