Logbook Scuba Dive # 385 - Hurricane
| Logbook Scuba Dive # 385 - Hurricane |
Average| Cylinder Set #1 | |||
| Cylinder Type: | Cylinder Size: | Working Pressure: | Supply Type: |
| Steel |  12 litres |
232 bar |  Open Circuit (OC) |
| O2: | He: | Min. PPO2: | Max. PPO2: |
| 21% | 0% | - | 1.4 bar |
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MOD: | EAD: | END: |
| 56.6 m | 56.6 m | 56.6 m | |
| Start Pressure: | End Pressure: | Diff. Pressure: | |
| 171 bar | 120 bar | 51 bar | |
| Avg. Depth: | SAC Rate: | ||
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| Avg. Depth: | SAC Rate: | ||
| 7.37 m | 29.35 litres/min | ||
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| Dive Captain: Lloyd Borrett, VSAG Boat: "Raydon", Lloyd Borrett's Haines Hunter V17L, 130HP, Sorrento We motored up the coast to the wreck site of the Hurricane, a 1200 ton iron ship, built in 1853. On 20 April 1869, while entering Port Phillip Heads, 3 months out from Liverpool, she struck a submerged rock off Point Lonsdale (probably Lonsdale Rock). Her Master, Captain Johnston, inspected the hole, and finding no water continued to Melbourne. A short time later, the Hurricane was found to be taking water rather badly. She eventually sank off Rosebud in about 12 metres of water. Only half the 2000 tons of cargo was ever salvaged. Being close to the South Channel, the wreck represented a hazard to shipping and was blasted. I had four GPS marks for the Hurricane, and had never dived the site. Two of the marks were close together and that's where JL anchored "Miles Ahead". They then sent two divers down to take a look. Soon after the divers were back at the surface reporting they couldn't find the wreck. So we decided to drop a shot on the mark that was about 100 metres away and give that a try. Unfortunately, just as the shot line was almost all out, it jammed between the hydraulic steering arm and the transom. We couldn't clear it from above, so I went in only to find the line had also wrapped around the propeller. It was soon cleared and Cheryl and Stephen joined me for the dive. The current was much stronger than we expected, but we made our way down the shot line to the bottom. No wreck! Thinking we'd probably dragged the shot, we headed off in the direction it had come from. Still no Hurricane wreck. The sea bed was covered with clumps of hundreds of very tiny baby scallops. It made for an interesting sight. We abandoned the search and ascent up the shot line, no doubt dragging it further in the process. Just as we started a three minute safety stop, two other divers headed down the shot line past us. |
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