UK Diving » Norfolk in August Part 1 » Views of the Vera - with William

Having stuck to taking close ups (which is easier) it was about time we tried to record the wreck itself and the patterns of growth on it... condition were slightly too lumpy but you can see the wreckage and watch in awe as William recovers fishing line and disappears into a cloud!

William looming thorugh the murk!	looking back up the engine to the shot line to the surface	Crabs love hanging around on old pots... don't worry this...	The Plumose anemones have been the dominant sessile...	They favour vertical sufaces
The round section of the prop shaft seems to confuse them	The end of the prop shaft	This box is just placed under the shaft, it's not one of...	This bollard lies on the Port/South side of the shaft end...	There seems to be more uncovered wreckage than last year,...
Anglers know that the fish hang around by the wreck but...	William has a thing about fishing line as it's a real...	The line tangles more and more with every tide	Freeing line can be hard, messy work!	The wreck looks much better decorated only with wildlife...
Line can trap mobile animals and slice through sessile ones	Crossing the wreck in front of the engine there's a lot...	Before you reach the pressure vessel, modelled by...	...and a Velvet swimming crab	The lightbulb sea squirts have subsided a bit but the...
heading East from the pressure vessel we crossed lots of...	and some sections of fallen hull - lots of sponge here!	more hull, probably	There are some significant girders which may be part of...	This juction between girders may have been the base or...
This trio of rusty Toberlone pieces are probably just the...	Few animals enjoy moving sediment so the hard wreckage is...	The plain sand under the wreckage is in stark contrast to...	Our theory is that this is either part of the steering...	Space is at such a premium that the algae (at the top) is...
Where the scour around the wreckage has collected gravel...	The tubes of the boiler, home to many small crabs	The boiler is open at the top, with space to get inside	I'm not sure what this part of the boiler is, a steam...	The top of the boiler breaks the surface on the lowest...

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