Diving
Coolooli Dives
I've dived the "Coolooli" 2 times:
| Dive number | Date | Site | Location | Area | Country | Wreck | Freshwater | Depth (m) | Bottom time (min) | Total time (min) | Divers | Quality | Summary | Equipment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
375
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27 Nov 1988 | Coolooli | Long Reef | Sydney | Australia |  |
37 | 10 | 20 | Iain Hosking, Scott Brown, Tony Longhurst |  |
4th and last dive on the PADI Deep Course. No exercises or drills, just a good dive in clear water on an old dredger. The 'Coolooli' lies on its side in about 42m, so we went no deeper than the side of the hull. However, the water was clear enough to see the whole wreck. It was only sunk in 1980, so not much growth yet, but some very attractive fish, including leatherjackets and wrasses. Very cold. | Wetsuit/BCD/octopus (Cathy's 2nd stage). | |
| 434
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17 Nov 1990 | Coolooli | Long Reef | Sydney | Australia | |
49 | 20 | 46 | Iain Hosking, Graham Russell |  |
One of the best wreck dives ever, reminiscent of Scapa Flow. Up at 5am, left at 5.45, at Palm Beach 6.30, boat left 7, in the water at 8am. Keen. Wreck lies on its starboard side. We swam straight through the middle - out at the bows, past the buckets, then back over the deck, along to the stern and back. Beautiful inside - very accessible, and full of fish, mainly bullseyes, but some leatherjackets, morwong, sea perch, sea scorpions etc. Inside engine room - generators are still there. Other divers - Martin, Graham, John, Adam, Sarah and Sarah. (One of the Sarahs is from Scoutscroft, Eyemouth.) | 2 x 63 cu ft tanks with 2 DVs, 28lb shot belt. Just right. |