Diving
Rondo Dives
I've dived the "Rondo" 22 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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35 |
11 Apr 1981 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 20 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide | Dived with Geoff (who now has a dry suit). Wreck is buoyed. Down buoy line to rudder and followed keel to superstructure. Dark, but not cold. Vis 5m. | ABLJ 2, steel 69 | |||
39 |
15 Apr 1981 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 17 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Eric Franz, Geoff Hide | Against all the odds, we were up at 6am for this one, and in the water about 9. No current, vis 7m. Saw superstructure, and details of hull. Very pretty sea-life. | Steel 60, ABLJ 2 | |||
42 |
16 Apr 1981 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 22 | 25 | 25 | Iain Hosking, Geoff Hide | Evening dive so water quite cold. Swam through prop shaft housing and between keel and rock. Looked for nudibranchs but found only their eggs. Amazing local slack - lasted 2 hours! | Steel 60, ABLJ 2 | |||
85 |
10 Apr 1982 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 32 | 20 | 30 | Iain Hosking, Susan Playfair | Found and buoyed the wreck, then swam down to the archway and further down. Lots of bits to swim through - great fun. Inadvertently went deeper than intended so did stops at 10 and 5m. Some current, poor vis. | own | |||
86 |
11 Apr 1982 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 30 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Susan Playfair | Early morning dive. Through prop tube and between hull and rock. Very pretty. Torch flooded again (and jammed shut). Snorkelled to lighthouse and watched swans nesting. | own | |||
90 |
13 Apr 1982 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 30 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Ross Butler | Up at 6am - in water at quarter to eight. Under wreck, through usual tubes, nooks and crannies. Strong current at start. Life - sea-scorpions. usual crustaceans and squidgy things. Vis improving. Dead calm. | own | |||
93 |
14 Apr 1982 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 40 | 15 | 25 | Iain Hosking, Susan Playfair | Deepest yet. Straight down to 40m. Black as pitch (no torches). Up to 30m where we were surrounded by a shoal of hundreds of fish. Usual acrobatics - passed Geoff and Mike, then on up to do planned 5 minute stops at 10m & 5m. Calm morning, water and air warm. Great start to the day (it pissed down afterwards). | own, except for Eric's Ulyxes death gauge | |||
95 |
15 Apr 1982 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 26 | 20 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Susan Playfair | Bottom time restricted because of later dive on Hispania. Essentially a 26m plowter - through tubes downwards, usual somersaults etc. Really enjoyable dive. Separated temporarily. Dry suit dry again. | own | |||
98 |
16 Apr 1982 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 40 | 17 | 27 | Iain Hosking, Susan Playfair | Second deepie - much better planned, both with torches. Saw wreck very clearly - not at all narced. Through tubes on way up, and under wreck. Some current. Sinuses kicking up again. | own | |||
99 |
16 Apr 1982 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 30 | 11 | 13 | Iain Hosking, Susan Playfair | Search for Ewan's tanks. Decent current at last...Wreck not buoyed, so had to find it again, by contouring at 15m. Down to 30m and back up slowly, very slowly, in fact all time slowest ascent. Curious wrasse. | own | |||
167 |
7 Apr 1984 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 30 | 20 | 23 | Iain Hosking, Mike Weitzner | Excellent dive - made up for disasters during the day. Swam straight down inside hull to archway section which we examined closely. Through tunnel; examined feather duster worms and plumose anemones. Strong current, good vis, about 30 feet. | own | |||
168 |
8 Apr 1984 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 37 | 12 | 15 | Iain Hosking, Pete Wilson | In water at 10 to 9. Swam through every tunnel and hole in sight, including under the hull. Headache. | own | |||
173 |
14 Apr 1984 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 48 | 12 | 23 | Iain Hosking, Mike Weitzner | 'Bows of the Rondo'. Weather conditions marginal (force 6 + drizzle) but Pete's plan worked smoothly. Straight down to bows with no trouble, stayed for a while, swam back up slowly. | own | |||
220 |
5 May 1985 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 30 | 15 | 17 | Iain Hosking, Grace Franz | Evening dive. Still flat calm. Good vis. Plowter round bridge area, through prop shaft tunnels, under hull etc. Lots of fish life, feather duster worms etc. | Own +Scubapro Mk II | |||
221 |
6 May 1985 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 40 | 11 | 14 | Iain Hosking, Graham Russell, Sarah McCracken | Dived at full flood for added excitement. Current swept us down to 40m pretty quickly and down there it was fairly calm, but the current was then against us on the way up. Most invigorating dive yet on the Rondo, and a good end to the trip. First dive with Graham. | Own +Scubapro Mk II | |||
259 |
12 Oct 1985 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 30 | 20 | 22 | Iain Hosking, Kenny Jack | Drove all the way from Aberdeen especially for this one. Cold but conditions good (no rain). Launched at Lochaline and rendezvoused at the rock with the archway. Wreck as usual. Current surface and vis not too hot. Plenty of fish, coral and squidgy things. | own | |||
311 |
11 Oct 1986 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 40 | 11 | 13 | Iain Hosking, Kenny Jack | Another fantastic dive. Slow descent to rudder then a more rapid drop down to 40m. Very good vis. Back up at 32m we dropped down to the port side and found a very narrow gap under the wreck at 36m. Met a male cuckoo wrasse on the way out. Back through the larger gap, and up through the tube. Saw another cuckoo wrasse. | ||||
333 |
12 Apr 1987 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 35 | 14 | 18 | Iain Hosking, Simon Kirk | Took Captain for a complete tour of the wreck down to the tunnel under the hull at 35m (LW), Through prop shaft tunnel, somersaults off the 'superstructure' and backwards and forwards under the ship (lots of feather duster worms). Visibility spectacularly good, and weather perfect. Hell of a good dive. | ||||
334 |
12 Apr 1987 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 40 | 17 | 27 | Iain Hosking, Simon Kirk | HW dive. Slightly choppier, less sun, but just as slack. Straight down to 40m - vis not quite so good. Swam under the hull from starboard (small hole) to port (larger hole) - now at 38m. Up to break in hull - through another small gap. Saw lots of Devonshire cup coral on the wreck and strange cup-like things on stalks. 10m stop on rudder, 5m stop on line. Pratting about afterwards. | ||||
340 |
15 Apr 1987 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 38 | 10 | 12 | Iain Hosking, Phil Hume | Phil had a 2 minute time penalty, making this a short dive. We had time to get to our planned depth and back up to untie the line. Swam under the hull. Brilliant weather - bright, sunny and calm. Few pints in Salen afterwards. | ||||
343 |
17 Apr 1987 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 47 | 13 | 23 | Iain Hosking, Phil Hume | Perfect weather conditions for this dive - flat calm and blazing hot. We didn't hang about, but gnashed straight on down to the bows in 4 minutes flat. Depth was 47m inside the wreck. Leisurely trip back up to the stern. Stops not too boring. | ||||
426 |
23 Jul 1990 | Rondo | Eileanan Glasa, Sound of Mull | Mull | Scotland | 50 | 21 | 21 | Iain Hosking, Cathy Humphries | End of Trip 'Bows of the Rondo' dash. Murky green water, dark, atmospheric wreck (top has collapsed). Shook hands at the bows and then headed straight back up (into the current). Stops on the rudder. Still perfect surface conditions. |