Scuba Diving On Old Shipwrecks And Scalloping Around Guernsey Youtube Diving on old shipwrecks and scallops off guernseys east coast. just another day out on the sea in october and blessed it’s nice weather and good viz. stay s. Exploring and diving the bailiwick of guernsey shipwrecks. general scuba diving around the bailiwick of guernsey for scallops and looking at the sea life.
Scuba Diving Among The Wwii Wrecks Around The Coast Of Guernsey The best time to scuba dive in guernsey, one of the channel islands nestled between england and france, is from may to september when the water temperatures are more comfortable, ranging from 12°c to 17°c (54°f to 63°f). during these months, visibility can reach up to 10 meters, allowing divers to fully appreciate the island’s rich marine. The jagged rocks and unpredictable tides in the region have got the better of over 800 vessels in total, which now lie on the seabed and provide some exciting diving opportunities. a great wreck to dive on is the cement wreck, formed of the oost vlaanderen – a dutch ship which was captured by the nazis during wwii and then sunk by the raf. 7. ss yongala – queensland, australia. arguably the top wreck dive in the southern hemisphere, the ss yongala in australia was sunk during a cyclone in 1911, killing all 124 on board. today, the freight and passenger steamer’s highest point lies at just 52 feet (16 metres) and goes down to 108 feet (33 metres). Donkey divers has guernsey’s only full time padi instructor, steve bougourd, and offer padi courses from discover scuba diving, right through to padi divemaster, the first professional padi qualification. please see the courses pages for further details of the courses available. all of our prices include the course materials required.
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