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Written by Chris Chapman
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Friday, 27 October 2006 00:00 |
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The SS Chorley was built in1901 bythe Stockton shipbuilding yard of Richardson Duck Co for the expanding Cardiff Coal and Iron ore trade. Weighing 3838tons, measuring 103.6 metres by 14.7 metres and drawing 7.9metres she was equipped with a single Screw driven by a 349 HP triple expansion steam engine powered by two coal fired boilers. By 1916 she had been sold by her owners Tatem Steam Navigation Co of Cardiff to Brys & Glysen Ltd, registered in London but part of the Lloyd Royal Belge line of Antwerp. For whom she continued to carry cargos for the Allies. She was due to be Renamed TONGRIER but before this occurred she met another fate. |
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Congratulations |
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Written by Martin Stephenson
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Friday, 27 October 2006 00:00 |
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As the pool sessions start again it gives me time to reflect on changes within the club and how in time the club moves forward with ideas, some new and some old. The only thing that never changes is the camaraderie and the attractiveness of a night out swimming then a chat about diving over a drink before we start the week again. It’s a show of appreciation for that extra mile that brings into play the club awards and trophies. During my time in the club I have awarded most of these and have had the pleasure to receive a few as well. They are given for a reason. |
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Jo gets wrecked |
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Written by Joanne Dale
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Friday, 27 October 2006 00:00 |
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It was exciting to venture in to Browns Bay in search of a (my first) wreck, which, thanks to Hillary, we found! I had, naively, expected something more akin to a miniature Titanic, but nothing could detract from the thrill of seeing my first wreck. On the journey back to shore, static, fiddling with my leaking mask (still learning to multitask under water) I lost sight of Hillary and decided to surface. |
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Diving Plymouth |
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Written by Martyn Pratt
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Friday, 27 October 2006 00:00 |
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Five wrecks, four divers, three days, two dolphins and a basking shark. It was an eventful trip to Plymouth for Ben, JaN, Tim and me. The wrecks lay between 25 and 35 metres in calm seas. The sky was blue and the land temperature a warm 26oC with a water temperature of 14oC. The British weather couldn’t have been better. Ben and Tim were already down on the south coast enjoying family holidays and JaN and I joined them for a few days. Our first day’s dive was from Deep Blue on the Kara C which is owned by skipper Richard. It is a good-sized rib with enough room for up to eight people but as we were diving mid week there were just the four of us. |
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Plymouth Ho Ho Ho |
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Written by Hugh Venables
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Friday, 27 October 2006 00:00 |
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So you’ve read the sensible version of what goes on a dive trip to Plymouth. Now hear what it’s really like on a club dive trip. Not Plymouth Ho, but Plymouthho,ho,ho! Talk about an incident packed trip – the near death experiences started on the M5 services when Pete decided to take issue with the staff regarding the temperature of his latte, not once, but three times. We withdrew before things turned nasty and met up with the others - JP, who was later to delight us all each morning with his own personal dawn chorus, and Paul M who I can only assume was pregnant with twins, as he spent the weekend demonstrating what “eating for three people” really looks like. |
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