Diving

Pettico Wick Dives

I've dived at Pettico Wick 4 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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10 Apr 1983 Pettico Wick South side of the Forth, west of St Abbs Forth Scotland 14 20 20 Iain Hosking, Derek Borthwick, Derry Paul One stars Dived with Derry to test dry suits. Found 2 leaks in left leg. Water greeny-yellow and full of bird shit. Vis 2m. Cold, and conditions marginal. own
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25 Mar 1987 Pettico Wick South side of the Forth, west of St Abbs Forth Scotland 14 20 20 Iain Hosking, Dougie McEwan Three stars Bloody rough. Stiff swim out to rock at 310 degrees from shore. Turned west and found rock faces with dead men's fingers, then a rock chimney.
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25 Mar 1987 Pettico Wick South side of the Forth, west of St Abbs Forth Scotland 12 20 20 Iain Hosking, Leslie Macdonald Three stars Even rougher. Swam at 270 degrees straight to the rock walls. Sea scorpion, sea urchins, sea oak, lots of sea things. Pretty stiff snorkel back.
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25 Mar 1987 Pettico Wick South side of the Forth, west of St Abbs Forth Scotland 9 15 15 Iain Hosking, Craig McQueenie Two stars Completely ridiculous. Jumped into huge swell with zero vis. Fought against waves all the way. One nudibranch. Used Dougie's stab jacket. Not bad.