UK Diving » Norfolk Autumn 08 » Sept survey Rosalie

Dawn took our GPS buoy for a drag around the Rosalie and I recorded the event. We'll eventually produce a virtual wreck tour but in the meantime I think this shows some features more clearly than I've seen them before - including the bow and a third, small boiler.

Most dives on the Rosalie start with a descent down the...	Dawn models the port boiler, a marine apartment block, on...	Moving on to the second, starboard boiler	Moving across in front of the boilers	There is a third boilery thing, somewhat smaller than the...
The third thing is beside the starboard hull, which is...	Behind the engine the propshaft runs over the spare...	The propellor rests on the remains of one of the lower...	The prop shaft has joints and supports as it runs back to...	There's no shortage of growth!
As the hull tapers at the stern the propshaft has sheared	The rear section has separated and lies at an angle,...	The rear section has remnants of bearings on it	The remains of the steering quadrant towers over the...	A nice opportunity for some moody silhouettes
...moody?	This is the deep end of the wreck but it's still only...	Beyond (North of) the stern there's a selection of wreckage	Move to the East and there are more pieces spread across...	Turning back to the wreck there are mooring points to the...
The steering gear towers over the port stern which is...	It may have been that the upper structure of the wreck...	From the port side its easy to see the extras on the rear...	Crossing back onto the starboard side, there is a large...	Not much of a picture... but if you look carefully you...
Out on the sand the residents were playing beach games...	...they were pretty angry when I stole their frisbee	As you go forward of the boilers low sections of deck lie...	...until finally you reach the bow, resting on the seabed...	...rising above the gravelly scour which surrounds the...
Swimming back on the port side the lower parts of the...	..you can see that the gravel doesn't even stretch beyond...	The portholes are long gone...	...though it is possible to improvise!	Do you know what this mysterious lump is?

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