Diving
Floristan Dives
I've dived the "Floristan" 3 times:
Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
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22 |
7 Aug 1980 | Floristan | Kilchiaran Bay | Islay | Scotland | 10 | 25 | 25 | Iain Hosking, Dougie McEwan | Night dive with Dougie. Torch failed but his was bright enough for two. Spectacular wreck with locomotives, flatcars, trucks, boilers, bricks (Thistle Co.) and lots of pipes etc. Water clear, and not cold. | ABLJ 5, steel 60, own dv, 26lbs weight | |||
23 |
8 Aug 1980 | Floristan | Kilchiaran Bay | Islay | Scotland | 12 | 35 | 35 | Iain Hosking, Dougie McEwan | Examined details of wreck. Locomotive is on its left side - boiler has rolled off. Flatcars on top of one another. Millwheels. Fish individually (large territorial fish) and in shoals (pollack). Rust kicked up off wreck reduced visibility. Practised boat-handling. | ABLJ 5, steel 60, own dv, 26lbs weight | |||
68 |
22 Sep 1981 | Floristan | Kilchiaran Bay | Islay | Scotland | 11 | 10 | 10 | Iain Hosking, Eric Franz | Very rough. Down buoy line to steel plates and chain, and some copper pipe. Then we lost it, and covered vast areas of seabed before giving up. Vis 3m. | own |